NOTES OF THE 1994 ELECTIONS TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIMENT: DENMARK

In: Electoral studies: an international journal, Band 13, Heft 4, S. 333-335

Abstract

A STUDY OF THE RESULTS OF THE EUROPEAN ELECTIONS IN DENMARK SINCE 1979 INDICATES THAT THE OUTCOME OF THESE ELECTIONS CAN BE EXPLAINED BY THREE MAIN FACTORS: THE TREND IN NATIONAL POLITICS; THE PERSONAL POPULARITY OF THE CANDIDATES; AND PUBLIC OPINION ON EUROPEAN INTEGRATION. THE TURBULENT OUTCOME OF THE 1994 EUROPEAN ELECTIONS CAN BE ATTRIBUTED IN PART TO ALL THREE FACTORS. THE MOST SEVERE SETBACK AT THE ELECTION WAS SUFFERED BY THE SOCIAL DEMOCRATS IN SPITE OF A STABLE POSITION IN THE POLLS.