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Many forces are trying to make Denmark’s production of 40 million pigs the major environmental issue of the election.

He is a boxer and eats a lot of meat. But he criticizes the pig production in Denmark

Will it be a 'pig election'? Activists, politicians, and a heavyweight boxer hope so. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
Will it be a 'pig election'? Activists, politicians, and a heavyweight boxer hope so. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
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Kem Ljungquist, Danmarks bedst rangerede bokser med en kampvægt på 117 kg, er ikke nogen halalhippie. Han lever af »at slå folk i gulvet«.

Han spiser kød.

Masser af det.

Og så er han borgerlig.

»Det samme er de fleste af mine venner«, siger han.

Men i år er sværvægtsbokseren ramt af tvivl. Kem Ljungquist er stærkt imod Danmarks enorme svineproduktion, der i hans øjne har ødelagt alt for meget.

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