Morten Messerschmidt wrote that the blue bloc stood united in rejecting Henrik Frandsen as a candidate for the position of Speaker of the Folketing. After the Alternative also stated that the party would reject him, it was, according to Messerschmidt, the government majority along with the Red-Green Alliance that determined the outcome of today's meeting. He criticized the Red-Green Alliance for overlooking what had recently come to light about Frandsen and called it a sign that the party had become conformist. Messerschmidt wrote that for him, the issue concerned the institution of the Folketing and not Frandsen as a person. He believed that the position of Speaker required parliamentary experience and authority, and that the Speaker should safeguard the independence of the Folketing from the government. Messerschmidt also wrote that, in his assessment, Frandsen would not become the trusted man of the Folketing, but was primarily Lars Løkke Rasmussen's man. This strengthened his belief, according to the post, that it was the right decision to make himself available for the Presidium of the Folketing. He added that the Danish People's Party would ensure the greatest possible resistance to what he described as the government's overreach leading up to the next parliamentary election. #Folketinget #politik #Demokrati (translated)
