Denmark Votes In the Leftists...Welcome Back Bankruptcy, More Islamic Immigration, and Multi-Culturalism

Helle Thorning-Schmidt (L), leader of the Social Democratic Party, and Villy Sovndal (C), leader of the Socialist People's Party, are seen during an election campaign in Copenhagen, September 14, 2011. — Photo by Reuters

It's hard to believe that in Europe, where you have seen nearly the entire continent's countries economies decimated by decades of socialistic government, we would see a country like Denmark decide to go back to the land of Engel and Marx, but it's true - the Leftists in Denmark have won the last election and will see their first female Prime Minister take over.

It will be interesting. Now we literally get to watch the Danish people become the slaves to radical islam that the British have become...we will see Denmark join the ranks of Greece while they panhandle on the world stage for monetary charity... we will see Danish women locked up in their homes while the streets are controlled by Muslim gangs.

Good job, Denmark. Don't come knocking on my fucking door in a year when its all gone to hell.

This just goes to show you how in nearly every country on this planet, the sinister side of the Left can alter a country's direction...for the worse. Mark my words....Denmark will totally unravel...you will see islamic demonstrations every day on the streets of Copenhagen and you will see this Prime Minister bitch appease and appease and appease. Welcome to "Hope and Change", Denmark - you'll curse the bloody day you did this.

Holger Danske is not stirring...he's looking for a one way ticket out of Denmark.

The article is from Dawn.

Denmark to get 1st female PM after left wins vote


COPENHAGEN: Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.

Near complete official results showed Thursday that a left-leaning bloc led by Social Democrat Helle Thorning-Schmidt would gain a narrow majority in the 179-seat Parliament.

”We did it. Make no mistake: We have written history,” the 44-year-old opposition leader told jubilant supporters in Copenhagen. ”Today there’s a change of guards in Denmark.”

Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen conceded defeat, saying he would present his Cabinet’s resignation Friday to Queen Margrethe, Denmark’s figurehead monarch.

”So tonight I hand over the keys to the prime minister’s office to Helle Thorning-Schmidt. And dear Helle, take good care of them. You’re only borrowing them,” Loekke Rasmussen said.

The result means the country of 5.5 million residents will get a new government that could roll back some of the austerity measures introduced by Loekke Rasmussen amid Europe’s debt crisis.

A majority for the ”red bloc” also deprives the anti-immigration Danish People’s Party of the kingmaker role it has used to tighten Denmark’s borders and stem the flow of asylum-seekers.

The opposition won 89 of the mainland seats compared to 86 for the governing coalition, according to preliminary results with 100 per cent of votes counted. The ”red bloc” was expected to win at least two of the four seats allocated to the semiautonomous territories of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

A power shift isn’t likely to yield major changes in consensus-oriented Denmark, where there is broad agreement on the need for a robust welfare system financed by high taxes.

But the two sides differ on the depth of austerity measures needed to keep Denmark’s finances intact amid the uncertainty of the global economy.

Thorning-Schmidt wants to protect the welfare system by raising taxes on the rich and extending the average working day by 12 minutes.

Loekke Rasmussen, 47, says tax hikes would harm the competitiveness of a nation that already has the highest tax pressure in the world.

”We need sound public finances without raising taxes,” he told reporters after casting his ballot in Graested, north of Copenhagen.

His centre-right Liberal Party gained one seat and remains the biggest party in Parliament with 47 seats, but its conservative partner lost 10 seats, the official results showed. The Danish People’s Party, which backed the minority government in Parliament in return for a say on its policies, dropped three seats to 22.

The Social Democrats dropped one seat to 44, while other parties in the ”red bloc” advanced, including the centrist Social Liberals, which gained eight to 17.

Thorning-Schmidt said she would start government formation talks Friday with the Social Liberals and the left-wing Socialist People’s Party. That coalition can also count on the support of a far-left party, the Red-Green Alliance, which tripled their seats to 12.

Turnout was 87.7 per cent, up from 86.5 four years ago.

Loekke Rasmussen took credit for steering Denmark through the financial crisis in better shape than many other European countries. However, the rebound has been slower than in neighbouring Nordic nations and the government projects budget deficits of 3.8 per cent of gross domestic product in 2011 and 4.6 per cent in 2012.

Although Denmark isn’t part of the debt-ridden eurozone, its currency is pegged to the euro and the country’s export-driven economy is affected by shocks from Europe and beyond.

The government’s reforms include gradually raising the retirement age by two years to 67 by 2020 and trimming benefit periods for early retirement and unemployment.

The economy emerged as the top election theme, to the chagrin of the Danish People’s Party, which has used its kingmaker role in previous elections to push through immigration laws that are among Europe’s toughest.

Thorning-Schmidt isn’t likely to make any major changes to those laws, but she’s promised to overhaul a system of beefed-up customs controls at borders with Germany and Sweden, which critics say violates the spirit of EU agreements on the free movement of people and goods.