Mette Frederiksen dismisses pension proposals from Moderaterne.

Mette Frederiksen rejects Moderates' pension proposal

The disagreement between Mette Frederiksen and Lars Løkke Rasmussen over future pension systems is apparent.

The prime minister and foreign minister hold opposing views on future pension ages. (Photo: Anthon Unger, Ritzau Scanpix) 51 minutes ago

A clear no.

That's what Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen says about a new pension proposal from her coalition partners in the Moderates.

The Moderates have suggested that people born in the 1960s should work half a year longer to prevent future generations from facing a significantly increasing pension age.

But Mette Frederiksen is not on board.

- We can very clearly say that we will not back down from the Social Democrats' side, she says.

Her statement comes after a debate in the Folketing Chamber, where the future pension age was indeed discussed.

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No idle disagreement

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The Social Democrats opened the discussion after the summer break with a statement that they would no longer support an automatic increase in the pension age.

However, the party will still vote for raising the pension age to 70, but then plans to renegotiate the pension age for worn-out citizens.

For Mette Frederiksen and the Social Democrats, it's a different approach than the Moderates' proposal.

- It's about people who may not necessarily be approaching retirement, but for whom the pension age is something they relate to, and the uncertainty this proposal would bring, we don't want to back down on, she says.

The disagreement between the coalition partners is clear.

But it's not an idle disagreement, Mette Frederiksen believes.

- It's well known that there has been disagreement on the pension issue between Lars Løkke Rasmussen and me for nearly 25 years in various ways, she says.

The parties seem to be managing the disagreement just fine.

- We'll figure out how to handle it as a government, and we can do that.

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