S and V admit they support the ban on prayer rooms, even though they plan to vote against it. They say it’s about keeping a united front with Moderaterne.

A right‑bloc proposal brings government divisions into focus

Mohammad Rona of Moderaterne gets his way on the issue of prayer rooms at educational institutions. Venstre and Socialdemokratiet favor a ban, but vote against the proposal. Foto: Jens Dresling
Mohammad Rona of Moderaterne gets his way on the issue of prayer rooms at educational institutions. Venstre and Socialdemokratiet favor a ban, but vote against the proposal. Foto: Jens Dresling
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You can’t rule out that the centre-right parties are aiming to show the government is divided.

Thursday certainly lends itself to that, as the four centre-right parties have a proposal on Parliament’s agenda to ban so-called prayer rooms at educational institutions.

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