Sunday 7th June 2009 is a historic day in many senses: Today, during the two elections we had to make a choice about changing one single part of the Constitution, in order to assure gender equality between princes and princesses in the right to the Danish throne. At least 40 percent of all had to vote YES to the ammendment to the Constitution. 45,5 percent did - so we now have gender equality on the right to the throne. The elections day had a historical turnout of about 59,5 percent of the population.
And another choice of members to the European Parliament (EP). Of other historic results were that The Social Democrats (S) had to take a fall of about 11 percent, but still came out as topscorer with 21,5 percent of the total votes. With The Liberals (V) in the second place with 20,2 percent. The real surprises were The Danish People's Party (O) in the fourth position, but the highclimber of the day, with a progress of 8,5 percent more votes than at the last EP elections. And The Socialist People's Party (F) in third place, but with a progress of 7,9 percent more votes than at the last EP elections. Actually 'stealing/buying' votes from the EP coalition partner of The Social Liberals (B), that didn't manage to get into the EU Parliament this time - with a fall of about 2 percent.
And very-very historic: the center EP party of the June Movement (so named after the 1992 Maastricht treaty election, that took place in June of that year) also didn't manage to get in. They have existed for almost 16 years, founded in August 1992) - but had to take a severe fall of 6,7 percent of the votes. The president of the movement would later announce that it didn't make sense to continue as an EP party. So now we only have two parties of the listed nine choices to fight the EU from within: The Danish People's Party (O) - and The People's Movement Against The EU (N for NO), that - just - got into the EP with 7,2 percent of the votes, and one mandate of thirteen.
The paradox being that Danish nay-sayers have been well-represented all along - up until yesterday with three of the listed nine parties aimed at fighting the EU from within...Very Danish.
Here are results according to the Danish media:
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Temaer/2009/Europa/?v
http://politiken.dk/system/topicRoot/Valg_til_EU-parlamentet_2009/
http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20090608/epvalg/90608062/
And another choice of members to the European Parliament (EP). Of other historic results were that The Social Democrats (S) had to take a fall of about 11 percent, but still came out as topscorer with 21,5 percent of the total votes. With The Liberals (V) in the second place with 20,2 percent. The real surprises were The Danish People's Party (O) in the fourth position, but the highclimber of the day, with a progress of 8,5 percent more votes than at the last EP elections. And The Socialist People's Party (F) in third place, but with a progress of 7,9 percent more votes than at the last EP elections. Actually 'stealing/buying' votes from the EP coalition partner of The Social Liberals (B), that didn't manage to get into the EU Parliament this time - with a fall of about 2 percent.
And very-very historic: the center EP party of the June Movement (so named after the 1992 Maastricht treaty election, that took place in June of that year) also didn't manage to get in. They have existed for almost 16 years, founded in August 1992) - but had to take a severe fall of 6,7 percent of the votes. The president of the movement would later announce that it didn't make sense to continue as an EP party. So now we only have two parties of the listed nine choices to fight the EU from within: The Danish People's Party (O) - and The People's Movement Against The EU (N for NO), that - just - got into the EP with 7,2 percent of the votes, and one mandate of thirteen.
The paradox being that Danish nay-sayers have been well-represented all along - up until yesterday with three of the listed nine parties aimed at fighting the EU from within...Very Danish.
Here are results according to the Danish media:
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Temaer/2009/Europa/?v
http://politiken.dk/system/topicRoot/Valg_til_EU-parlamentet_2009/
http://www.berlingske.dk/article/20090608/epvalg/90608062/