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With Nadja Isaksen’s departure from the Borgernes Parti, there is only one remaining member of Parliament, and that is the chairman. He does, however, have unequivocal backing from the party’s grassroots – at least among three people.

»It’s all about him. That’s the problem«

In just over a month, the Citizens’ Party has lost all of its members of Parliament except its chairman, Lars Boje Mathiesen. Foto: Jens Dresling
In just over a month, the Citizens’ Party has lost all of its members of Parliament except its chairman, Lars Boje Mathiesen. Foto: Jens Dresling
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When Lars Boje Mathiesen set out to found his party in 2024, he had picked a rather high-flown name.

Danmarks Bedste Parti (Denmark’s Best Party), he wanted to call it. But not, as it turned out, if it were up to the Election Board at the Ministry of the Interior. And it was, so Lars Boje had to try again.

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