Borgerligt Centrum
Borgerligt Centrum | |
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| Leader | Simon Emil Ammitzbøll |
| Founded | January 6, 2009 |
| Headquarters | PO box 32 1002 København K |
| Ideology | Liberalism, Humanism, Centrism |
| Website | |
| http://www.borgerligtcentrum.dk/ | |
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Borgerligt Centrum ("Civil Centre") is a Danish political party founded on January 6, 2009, by MP Simon Emil Ammitzbøll,[1] a former member of the Social Liberal Party. The party describes itself as a "centre right party founded on liberal and humanistic values".[2] The party has not yet been part of an election, but its founder holds the party's single seat in parliament for which he was elected on the Social Liberal ticket. On the day of the party's founding, an opinion poll showed that 82 % of Danes find it unlikely that the party will come across the threshold of 2% in the next Danish parliamentary election.[3]
Politics
According to the party's website, the party has three key issues:[2]
- To increase funding for healthcare and education by increasing the total number of annual working hours. It argues that the age of retirement should be raised, early retirement benefits should be abolished, and the length of time one is eligible to receive unemployment benefits should be shortened.
- Fewer prohibitions and regulations.
- More skilled immigrants should come to Denmark. The party wants to abolish the so-called "24 year rule" and the attachment requirement, thus making it easier to take up residence in Denmark. However, immigrants should only gain free access to benefits such as healthcare after a length of time and should always respect Danish values.
Notes
- ^ "Ammitzbøll præsenterer nyt politisk parti" (in Danish). Politiken. 2009-01-07. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b "Party website in English". Retrieved 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Vælgerne tror ikke på nyt parti" (in Danish). Politiken. 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-01-06.
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