Denmark's center-right opposition wins election

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Denmark's center-right opposition wins election
JAN M. OLSEN, Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark's center-right opposition won a parliamentary election after strong gains by an anti-immigration party that wants to limit the European Union's influence over the small Nordic country, official results showed.

With all votes counted, preliminary official results showed the opposition bloc led by Lars Loekke Rasmussen, a former prime minister, would get the 90 seats needed to secure a majority in the 179-seat legislature.

"Four years ago we handed over the keys to the prime minister's office. I then said it was only a loan," he told supporters in Copenhagen. "There is a majority that believes that Denmark needs a new government and gives us a possibility to get the keys back."

His main opponent Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat, saying she would resign as prime minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party on Friday.

"We were beaten on the finish line," said Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's first female leader. "I know that Lars Loekke (Rasmussen) loves Denmark and he should be happy that he takes over a Denmark that is in great shape."

Loekke Rasmussen's own Liberal Party lost support but the center-right bloc still got a majority due to gains by the Danish People's Party, a populist group opposed to immigration and skeptical of the EU.


-- (c) Associated Press 2015-06-19

[ezzra]

Just in time before the ever growing Muslims population together with the far left parties

will have to re name that country Denmar-kistan....

Edited June 19, 2015 by ezzra

[Jimlove]

This is a very bad election for the Tsunami of criminal welfare immigrants (or refugees as they like to call them self) and that can only be a good thing ...

Since DF (Danish People´s Party) got an amazing 21,2 % of the votes, these criminals will be send back where they came from and the borders will be closed before they can say "Hitz-but-tahir" .... Bye bye

[winstonc]

fantastic news for eu sceptics..hope its the start of many..

[Jay Sata]

The people have spoken.

Time to close the borders.

Edited June 19, 2015 by Jay Sata

[arjunadawn]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

[simple1]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

[arjunadawn]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

[Steely Dan]

Well if you consider the following article on immigration to Denmark it is little wonder the current government got booted out.

http://www.thelocal.dk/20150608/9-out-of-10-refugees-are-granted-asylum-in-denmark

And then we have the no go zones the Danish police have lost control of.

http://10news.dk/?p=1348

As for the dishonest scaremongering that the fate of Jewsh minorities are linked to those of Muslim ones I would observe it is precisely the behavior of Muslim minorities that has led to Jews fleeing Europe, as a 25% year on year increase in France demonstrates. Such scaremongering is all the more repulsive coming from the rabidly antiSemitic Guardian newspaper with its backing of BDS and total silence on the pro Hamas stance of prospective Labour Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn.

Good luck to the new Danish government in regaining control of the borders and hopefully dismantling no go zones brick by brick if necessary.

Edited June 19, 2015 by Steely Dan

[simple1]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

[h90]

This is a very bad election for the Tsunami of criminal welfare immigrants (or refugees as they like to call them self) and that can only be a good thing ...

Since DF (Danish People´s Party) got an amazing 21,2 % of the votes, these criminals will be send back where they came from and the borders will be closed before they can say "Hitz-but-tahir" .... Bye bye

with 21 % nothing will happen.

They need more than 50%

[arjunadawn]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

Ah, yes, I do agree. In fact history has far more examples of your fear than the fears of multicultural dissolution. Multiculturalism will destroy a host nation, I have no doubt. It is just that history has so few examples of willful self destruction for which to measure our choices. Right rising nationalism, on the other hand, clearly poses threats. However, while history poses few examples of willful immigration self destruction it has ample evidence that the process itself will destroy a nation if unchecked.

Your point is a good one and I fear this too, but not as equally as I fear the current trend. Recent history has been a series of two steps left, one step right, etc. I dont think people intend to slid into a right morass, they only want to go a few steps backward. I do anyway.

[Steely Dan]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

Ah, yes, I do agree. In fact history has far more examples of your fear than the fears of multicultural dissolution. Multiculturalism will destroy a host nation, I have no doubt. It is just that history has so few examples of willful self destruction for which to measure our choices. Right rising nationalism, on the other hand, clearly poses threats. However, while history poses few examples of willful immigration self destruction it has ample evidence that the process itself will destroy a nation if unchecked.

Your point is a good one and I fear this too, but not as equally as I fear the current trend. Recent history has been a series of two steps left, one step right, etc. I dont think people intend to slid into a right morass, they only want to go a few steps backward. I do anyway.

This indeed is so true. I think it timely to remember the Nazis were national Socialists, left wing not right. There is of course a danger with every political fringe, but I would not characterize the counter-jihad movements of Europe as far right, more like Guardian's of what used to be liberal secular values of the center ground, which has been disenfranchisement by governments appeasing the suppliers of oil and arms contracts.

[arjunadawn]

I would not characterize them as far right also though I am sure a few make their home there, just as every sort of leftist fascist makes their current home in the progressive movement- there is simply no other arrangement to provide needed cover for action. (This point is most evident in the failed Wilson Roosevelt Progressive Movement going dark and working within the democratic party for ages. It is only recently that they have come out of the closet. How... insidious).

Relative to the functional left of the Western World today the left characterizes those who wish to preserve their way of life as far right but this overlooks a glaring issue, there has been no real landmarks in the past few generations to measure exactly how far to the left the goalposts have moved and thus what is now called centrist is historically quite left indeed. In any event, socialism and fascism look the same because irrespective of the stalking horse to power, the execution of both are despotic. I can't recall the source right now but as late as the early 20th century US Army Field Manuals (and likely public education (pre Dewey) as well, listed Fascism, Socialism, Communism, and Democracy as among the top threats that the US faced. This demonstrates exactly how far language and co-opting of meaning has moved the goalposts indeed.

While Europe has experimented for a long time with socialism it is true even here that language and meaning have been commandeered to have utterly different meanings in practice. Today, if a man or woman wants to celebrate being white, being British, Denmark culture, Sweedish heritage, etc., this is considered right wing. How demented... how tortured the rational inheritance of the West.

Edited June 19, 2015 by arjunadawn

[Wat dee]

Well if you consider the following article on immigration to Denmark it is little wonder the current government got booted out.

http://www.thelocal.dk/20150608/9-out-of-10-refugees-are-granted-asylum-in-denmark

And then we have the no go zones the Danish police have lost control of.

http://10news.dk/?p=1348

As for the dishonest scaremongering that the fate of Jewsh minorities are linked to those of Muslim ones I would observe it is precisely the behavior of Muslim minorities that has led to Jews fleeing Europe, as a 25% year on year increase in France demonstrates. Such scaremongering is all the more repulsive coming from the rabidly antiSemitic Guardian newspaper with its backing of BDS and total silence on the pro Hamas stance of prospective Labour Party candidate Jeremy Corbyn.

Good luck to the new Danish government in regaining control of the borders and hopefully dismantling no go zones brick by brick if necessary.

NO GO ZONES in Denmark. Maybe smaller dosages of FOX.

[h90]

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

Ah, yes, I do agree. In fact history has far more examples of your fear than the fears of multicultural dissolution. Multiculturalism will destroy a host nation, I have no doubt. It is just that history has so few examples of willful self destruction for which to measure our choices. Right rising nationalism, on the other hand, clearly poses threats. However, while history poses few examples of willful immigration self destruction it has ample evidence that the process itself will destroy a nation if unchecked.

Your point is a good one and I fear this too, but not as equally as I fear the current trend. Recent history has been a series of two steps left, one step right, etc. I dont think people intend to slid into a right morass, they only want to go a few steps backward. I do anyway.

Mulitcultural will be will be good for every host country. But the problem in Europe is that we import people without any culture. We never had any problems with the doctors from Persia, from Chinese, from Vietnamese, just a few areas and one religion is causing problems.

[arjunadawn]

Multiculturalism has been a disaster for every single country that has tried to act out this "we are the world" song in real politics. It is incorrect that they do not have culture, they do not have compatible culture. The mantra of the multiculturist corporate elite is cultural relativity, that all cultures are meaningful, relative to each other, and in this manner stand equally before courts, polity, rules, regulations, etc. Sharia and female genital mutilation are of coarse barbaric but slowly they have infested local or regional western courts which granted permissiveness by apathy or outright condoning. Non assimilation results in demands that the host country bow to the horrific cultural norms of the cesspool many assert they fled. They mostly seek to built the exact same house of pain and sorrow that they say they fled.

Cultures are not relative, equal, etc. Some cultures are better than others not because they are white, European, etc, but because they have acted upon the social fabric over a long period of time valuable lessons of the human condition, polity, justice, and natural rights that are lacking in other cultures. This is what is washing away as this world passes. The distinction that previously separated world cultures is not replaced with one world like "us" but one world like... nothing at all, nihilism!

[jacky54]

I remain hopeful but skeptical.

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

But nowhere near a big a threat as Muslim immigration has caused, that's why these parties are and will be elected

[simple1]

It never ceases to amaze me that people cheer on right wing entities such as the Danish Peoples Party, (without whom the centre-right would not have won) gaining access to political power structures. I believe the quote below is more than appropriate.

The moment their perceived political gain disappears they revert to type. We completely reject their idea that they hate Muslims so they like Jews. What targets one community at one time can very easily move on to target another community if the climate changes."

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/mar/27/far-right-philozionism-racism

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

But nowhere near a big a threat as Muslim immigration has caused, that's why these parties are and will be elected

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The Muslim community who support, for want of a better description, political Islam, have no chance of gaining power. The far right political parties, disguise their true nature in their manifesto, e.g. DPP, to gain access to government. It's a given if the the likes of DPP became the ruling power they would metastasize and destroy our societies in short time.

[jacky54]

All Islam is political as it's a total life ideology not just a religion, they want to change the host countries to their ways and beliefs.

[arjunadawn]

(I got a bit lost in your intent above; sorry)

My comment was narrowly tailored to the immediately preceding post regarding closing borders. Yes, I emphatically believe this is the correct thing to do. Any link that you provide that is broadly painting those to the right as racists demonstrates early the character of the author and the dignity of the positions espoused- not you per se, the link's author. When one must begin commentary by pejorative it cannot really be expected that dispassionate and objective pearls will be contained in the piece? Of course not; its a drive by journalistic shooting, no more. Isalmofauxobia, "racist," "haters," all amulets to silence discourse and reason. When articles begin like this, from any perspective, they will always be garbage.

I am less interested in le Pen or DPP then I am the hopeful outcomes that they will reject or change the conversation on multiculturalism, a demonstrable failed social re engineering program of cultural dilution and sedition. Remember, they are not suddenly maturing, they are a response to an irritant, like a stone in a shoe. Protest the callous all you want, it is the stone that is the problem. Remember, uncontrolled migration resulting in cultural oblivion was something most citizens never voted on anywhere. That people align under what banners they may does not mean they cannot be critiqued, but know they are not the problem but part of emerging responses to the problem. IMO.

The point I'm making is the far right could easily pose a real threat to society / culture and that's why I do not comprehend why so many support their rise to power.

But nowhere near a big a threat as Muslim immigration has caused, that's why these parties are and will be elected

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The Muslim community who support, for want of a better description, political Islam, have no chance of gaining power. The far right political parties, disguise their true nature in their manifesto, e.g. DPP, to gain access to government. It's a given if the the likes of DPP became the ruling power they would metastasize and destroy our societies in short time.

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You note your suspicions, or beliefs, only. What we know for a fact is no Right parties openly espouse the destruction of the host nation and supplanting it with a sick facsimile. We know this because nothing of the sort exists. We also know that "Civilization Jihad" is a Muslim Brotherhood secret internal concept/document/plan to destroy the western "house" from within. These documents got wrapped up and discovered in an unrelated Holy Land Foundation terrorist trial. We discovered a broad, long standing plan to actually do what you said cannot be done. In fact, these two contrasts above singularly turn your assertion around.

Without question vast sums of money have been pouring into MB related front groups for years in the US with the singular purpose of conducting both social warfare and legal lawfare upon the US system. While some of these very organs are banned as terrorist groups recently by US allies, under Obama they have prospered and have/do occupy many positions in government, including Homeland Security. The fact is, you are mistaken.

I have earlier or elsewhere noted that there are various and valid concerns about any group, Right or Left, but the fact remains most of the Western World is run by the Left these days so it is to these historical learning points we ought to tend. When we do we readily note the inexorable path we are on is near goosestepping with socialist/communist legacy. One can dispute this, but there is overwhelming historical context to suggest this is quite literally correct. So, be concerned with both left and right whereas left is a more pressing threat but in context, the muslim threat is far more palpable. It is to this vast amalgam of groups we already note a decided multi year plan to destroy the western house from within. Even the left and right dont use a playbook with that flagrant objective.

[Publicus]

We learn from history what the far right does if it can finagle its way to power which is the hard core design and purpose of far right parties anywhere and everywhere.

At something like 21% of the vote, the far right in Denmark isn't something completely rotting the democratic system, but the point has been made in the thread that a 50% vote would make it effective. A third of the vote would make this far right party in a northern European country effective as the opposition.

Hope for the best but European history tells us to expect the worst from this far right bunch.