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The Liberal Alliance followed with 15%.
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Good morning and welcome back to the Europe blog.
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With just days until the European elections, we will be hearing from candidates across the continent about their experiences on the campaign trail and delving into the issues that voters are most concerned about.
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Send comments and tips to lili.bayer@theguardian.com.
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First, we will be looking at the campaign in Denmark, where voters will go to the polls on Sunday to elect 15 members of the European parliament.
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I spoke with three candidates, from different sides of the political spectrum: Christel Schaldemose, lead candidate for the Danish Social Democrats; Henrik Dahl, lead candidate for Denmark’s Liberal Alliance; and Sigrid Friis, the lead candidate for the Danish Social Liberal party.
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Christel Schaldemose, lead candidate for the Danish Social Democrats, pointed to security, green policies and control over tech giants as campaign issues.
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“It really honestly depends on who you’re speaking to,” she said in a phone interview.
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“But in general, I think the security situation, due to the war in Ukraine and geopolitical changes, that is a big topic – what can we do in the EU… In Denmark, we’re discussing how to finance weapons and ammunition, how to manufacture it, etc,” she said.
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“Then I also think that the green agenda is a hot topic in Denmark, the main line amongst both the candidates and the citizens is that we want the EU to keep on focusing on the Green Deal and have a high level of ambitions. So we’re discussing how to do that and what are the consequences of the extreme right being bigger, will it have an impact on the Green Deal,” she added.
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Schaldemose, who has been working on the EU’s digital agenda, also noted that “I feel that many citizens are interested in learning about how we can protect kids and minors when they’re online on social media.”
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Important Events
According to opinion polls, the Danish Social Democrats, who sit alongside the Social Democrats in the European Parliament, are currently the most popular party in Denmark.
Asked about speculation that the centre-right of the European Parliament might expand cooperation with far-right parties, Christelle ChardemoseJosef Bach, the leading candidate for Denmark’s Social Democrats, said he hoped the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP) would anchor itself in the centre.
“I’m worried mainly because of the environmental policy. I really hope that we can convince the EPP not to join forces with the right and instead work with pro-European parties to ensure a stable majority in parliament,” she said.
Asked how this campaign was different to previous ones, Schaerdemose, who has been a member of the European Parliament since 2006, said every campaign was different, recalling that in the 2004 campaign there was “a different kind of optimism around the EU project”.
“And I remember last time, in 2019, especially when we were talking about Brexit and its consequences, it was a big topic in Denmark, and it created a more EU-friendly atmosphere in the election campaign,” she added.
What do the polls say about Denmark?
Ann poll A Voxmeter poll conducted in late May showed the Social Democrats leading with around 20% support.
The Liberal Alliance followed with 15%.
Denmark’s Social Democrat leader says voters care about security, the Green Deal and digital policy
Christelle ChardemoseThe leading candidate for Denmark’s Social Democrats has made security, environmental policy and control over big tech companies his election issues.
“To be honest with you, it depends on who you’re talking to,” she said in a phone interview.
“But in general, I think the security situation due to the war in Ukraine and geopolitical changes is a big issue. What can be done in the EU… In Denmark we are discussing how to finance, produce arms and ammunition, etc,” she said.
“I also think that green policy is a hot topic in Denmark. The mainstream view among both candidates and the public is that they want the EU to continue to focus on green policy and have a high level of ambition. So we are discussing how to do that, what the consequences would be if the far-right were to grow and whether that would have an impact on green policy,” she added.
Chardemosse, who works on EU digital policy, added that “we sense that many citizens are interested in learning about how to protect children and minors on social media.”
Watch: Danish European Parliament elections
Let’s start with the election campaign in Denmark, where on Sunday people will go to the polls to elect 15 members of the European Parliament.
I spoke to three candidates across the political spectrum. Christelle ChardemoseDanish Social Democratic Party’s leading candidate. Henrik DahlThe leading candidate of the Danish Freedom Alliance, and Sigrid Friis The leading candidate of the Danish Social Liberal Party.
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