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The prime minister’s office said in a statement that Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident.”
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“Prime minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen. The man was subsequently arrested,” the statement said.
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Police in the Danish capital said the incident had taken place at Kultorvet, a pedestrianised square in the centre of the city.
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“We have made an arrest in the case, which we are now investigating. We currently have no further comments or observations on the matter,” the police said on X.
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The incident came after several attacks on politicians in different parts of Europe over the past weeks.
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Read the story here.
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Voting is underway in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.
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Polling stations will open at 3pm in Italy, where voting will continue tomorrow as well.
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Good morning and welcome back to the blog.
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It’s the third day of voting in the European elections. Today voters in Slovakia, Latvia and Malta go to the polls. Polls are open for a second day in the Czech Republic. And Italians are starting the first of their two days of voting.
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If you were voting today, were there long lines? What issues most influenced your voting choice?
If you’re voting tomorrow, is there any interesting last-minute campaigning going on in your country?
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What are Latvian voters talking about?
In a blog earlier this week, Sandra Carniete“Security issues are an absolute priority,” the Latvian Unity Party candidate said.
Latvian voters are focused on strengthening defense and the military and strengthening border security, she said, adding that Russia’s war against Ukraine and Moscow’s bellicose rhetoric make the debate “completely different from the previous election campaign.”
When polling stations in Latvia opened at 8 a.m. local time today, 8.37 percent of eligible voters had already cast their ballots in early voting, the country’s public broadcaster reported. report.
This figure is lower than the 11% who voted early in the 2019 election.
Man arrested for attacking Danish Prime Minister
Late yesterday, news broke that a man had been arrested after attacking the Danish Prime Minister. Mette FrederiksenLocated in the centre of Copenhagen.
In a statement, the prime minister’s office said Frederiksen was “shocked by this incident.”
“Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was assaulted on Friday evening on Kurtorvetstraat in Copenhagen by a man who has since been arrested,” the statement said.
Danish police said the incident happened in Kurtorvet, a pedestrianised square in the city centre.
“Arrests have been made in this incident and investigations are ongoing. We have no further comment or position on the matter at this time,” police told X.
The incident comes after a series of attacks on politicians across Europe over the past few weeks.
Read the article here.
Voters to vote in five European countries
Voting is underway in the Czech Republic, Latvia, Malta and Slovakia.
Polling stations in Italy opened at 3pm and voting continues tomorrow.
Welcome to our EU Elections Blog
Good morning and thank you for visiting my blog again.
The third day of voting in the European Parliament elections is upon us, with voters in Slovakia, Latvia and Malta heading to the polls today, the second day of voting in the Czech Republic and the first of two days of voting in Italy.
