European elections: Denmark votes against the trend

Denmark went against the trend in the European elections. At just under 60 percent, voter turnout was higher than in the last elections. Voters cast ballots on the question of Denmark's royal succession at the same time. With the socialists emerging victorious the biggest winners were to be found on the left-hand side of the parliamentary spectrum. The Copenhagen-based daily Berlingske Tidende writes: "Once again the election campaign followed the 'Denmark against all the others' motto, because we are so convinced that everyone else in the EU can learn a lot from us but we can learn little from them. … If we believe the many promises made by all the parties, we have now sent 13 Danish MEPs to the EU Parliament who are utterly determined to bring Danish aspects into the European debate, improve contact with Danish voters and take a more active part in Danish political life."

» full article (external link, Danish)
More from the press review on the subject » EU Policy, » Elections, » Denmark, » Europe

» To the complete press review of Monday, June 8, 2009