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Copenhagen Election Could End Social Democrats’ Century-Long Hold

Polls indicate SF, the Red-Green Alliance and the Alternative may secure control, reflecting urban discontent with hardline national policies.

Local elections are key in Denmark, where 75 percent of public spending is managed through local governments
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Overview

  • Danes vote today in municipal and regional elections, with the Social Democrats polling at roughly 11 percent in Copenhagen.
  • A TV2/Megafon survey shows the Red-Green Alliance at 24.7 percent and SF at 21.7 percent, and both parties say they are prepared to take the mayor's office.
  • The Social Democrats have produced every Copenhagen lord mayor under the current system since 1938 and held the post in 2021 through negotiations despite finishing second.
  • The campaign’s final week saw DDoS attacks on government, municipal and party websites claimed by a pro-Russian group, which authorities said they had anticipated.
  • Housing supply, climate goals and transport policy—including parking—have dominated debates, with SF’s Sisse Marie Welling and Social Democrat Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil among the leading contenders.