Course toward 'crisis': How things went so wrong in Venstre
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Friday, October 30, 2026 • 8:25 PM UTC - in Denmark
In recent months, the unrest within the Liberal Party seems to only be growing larger and larger. Most recently, long-time member of parliament Preben Bang Henriksen has been expelled from the party, just a few days after another long-time member, former Speaker of the Folketing Søren Gade, stepped down. Both have their roots in internal disagreement within the party. But even though it is now that the problems in the Liberal Party are coming to the surface, they have been simmering for years, says DR’s political analyst, Rikke Gjøl Mansø. show more
In recent months, the unrest within the Liberal Party seems to only be growing larger and larger. Most recently, long-time member of parliament Preben Bang Henriksen has been expelled from the party, just a few days after another long-time member, former Speaker of the Folketing Søren Gade, stepped down. Both have their roots in internal disagreement within the party. But even though it is now that the problems in the Liberal Party are coming to the surface, they have been simmering for years, says DR’s political analyst, Rikke Gjøl Mansø.
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