Politics in Denmark

          Growing up in Mobile, AL, I have only known extreme conservative values and politics. There is much tension between the Republicans and Democrats in the deep South of Alabama. I was excited to travel to Denmark, a country with views on the opposite end of the spectrum of my friends and family to further my own world view. I came with a limited knowledge of Danish politics and the government´s interaction with other countries. Since being here, I have learned that Denmark has an election coming up next year in which the ruling party could potentially change. However, if the Prime Minister wishes, he has the power to hold an early election, in which he would have better potential to win. Furthermore, the Danish government is suggesting to the European Council that the Swedish elections should be censored in order to “secure democracy for the future.” It turns out that Denmark’s politics are just as complex as ours in America and quite similarly to us, the country interferes in other countries’ elections and politics as well. While the United States and Denmark are far away not only geographically, but also on the political spectrum, it is interesting that even when thinking about politics, one can find similarities between the two.