There's a new mayoral candidate in town - but what about her?

Copenhagen (https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/regionale/hovedstadsomraadet)

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A new mayoral candidate in the city - but what will she do?

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SF's Sisse Marie Welling has now entered the race as the mayoral candidate in Copenhagen

Sisse Marie Welling (SF) has now entered the campaign to become mayor of Copenhagen. (Photo: © Thomas Overgaard Nielse, DR)

By

Anders Weber ([email protected]) 46 min. ago

It should be the end of the old thinking at Copenhagen City Hall. That's what SF's Sisse Marie Welling, who announced herself as a mayoral candidate on Friday, says.

She is today the Health and Social Services Mayor and has been sitting on the city council at Copenhagen City Hall for 16 years. Despite the many years on the political scene in the capital, she still believes she can contribute something new.

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> Since there has never been an SF member as mayor in Copenhagen before, and

> I think it's healthy for democracy that there are some to choose between

> Sisse Marie Welling, the mayoral and overmayoral candidate, SF, Copenhagen

What do you think you can offer Copenhagen residents that others cannot?

- I think it's important that we solve the big problem we have in Copenhagen. Namely that many Copenhageners cannot afford to live in Copenhagen due to skyrocketing housing prices. So we should have taken control of Airbnb, which is currently renting out many apartments that should have been for Copenhageners and using them for illegal hotel operations.

- We should have control over our schools. We should ensure that there are not too many children in the classes. And Copenhagen should be a green capital, and one should feel that when walking around in Copenhagen that it is also a green city.

What would it be like for Copenhagen to be a different city with an SF member like you as mayor?

- Well, it's more about style. I think we should get out of the old thinking that has been in Copenhagen. There is my style a bit different than what has been before

You have been sitting on city hall for 16 years, many of the years as mayor. How are you something new for Copenhageners?

- Since there has never been an SF member as mayor in Copenhagen before, and I think it's healthy for democracy that there are some to choose between. So it's up to the Copenhageners, who they would like to have, who should lead their city.

In addition to Sisse Marie Welling, Line Barfod from the Red-Green Alliance, Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil from the Social Democrats, and Jacob Næsager from the Conservatives have also announced their candidacy.

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