Correspondent: Conservatives' election appears to be doing better than expected

Conservative Party looks set to perform better than expected

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*Correspondent:* Conservatives' election appears to be going better than expected

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The party has already secured six mayor positions.

Mona Juul voted in Horsens earlier today. (Photo: © Claus Fisker/Ritzau Scanpix) At half past twelve on election day, the Conservatives have already secured six mayor positions, and are so far the largest party in nine municipalities.

So far, there is a conservative mayor in Vallensbæk, Læsø, Samsø, Kerteminde, Gentofte, and Dragør.

You can see an overview of which parties have mayor positions here:

The party's leader, Mona Juul, has also predicted (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/live-seneste-nyt-fra-kommunalvalget?focusId=10545054) that the party will retain 14 mayor positions, and so far they are on track.

- I have it quite honestly that speaking of my ambitions under the floorboards, it doesn't lie with me, sounded Mona Juul before the polling stations closed.

Læsø Municipality was the first to be counted and the first to declare a mayor: Niels Odgaard. Here, the Conservatives advanced with three seats.

It looks like the Conservatives could well celebrate and find the champagne - especially if it continues in this manner.

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Largest in Ringsted

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The Conservatives are also the largest party in Ringsted, where the party has previously held mayor positions.

The parties have not yet formed a majority in Ringsted yet, so it is still uncertain whether they can retain the position.

The Conservatives stand at 10 seats, which is more than double the number of the second largest party, the Social Democrats, who stand at four seats.

You can follow along to see if the Conservatives gain more mayor positions in the live blog here:

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