Election day!

[Randi]

I've been following the debates on TV the past few weeks and it has been so exiting! I have of course voted. We have nine parties that are members of the parliament, with 179 seats - 4 of these are from Greenland and Faroe Island, which also belong to Denmark.

It looks like we're going to have a woman prime minister. One party has almost tripled their mandates. I can hardly wait to see the results. :D

We've had liberals running the country for the past ten years and we really need a change!

If you're interested, you can see here how it all works and what politics the parties represent:

http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/52062-election-11--how-does-it-work.html

http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/52091-election-11-whos-running.html

http://www.cphpost.dk/news/politics/90-politics/52118-election-11-whos-running.html

[Karen]

Cool, thanks for sharing! And congratulations on being a responsible citizen and voting!

[phesina]

Oh boy.. and I thought OUR politics were complicated!

[Randi]

We have our first ever woman Prime Minister! It was a close run and nerve wrecking to watch the results come in, but she did it! I don't agree on everything she says, but some of the other parties will pull her in the right direction, including the one I voted for. They have tripled! :D I simply have to show you who Johanne Schmidt Nielsen is, she so cool! :cool:

Kirsten, I think you'll understand some of what she says in this video.
http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Temaer/2011/Valg/2011/09/15/235730.htm

87,7% voted.

This is our new Prime Minister:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14928312

http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/09/16/helle-thorning-schmidt-denmarks-first-female-prime-minister/

[phesina]

Congratulations, Denmark!