Enhedslisten will have two mayors in the next administration at Copenhagen Municipality – reward for winning the most votes in the November 16 local election.
The lord mayor’s seat was never realistically on the cards, as the far-left party would struggle to form the necessary majority – leaving Sophie Hæstorp Andersen free to continue the uninterrupted run of Socialdemokratiet mayors – but there was still some curiosity about what mayoral departments it would take.
Leading candidate Line Barfod is the new mayor for technology and the environment, replacing retiring Enhedslisten colleague Nina Hedeager Olsen, and secondary candidate Karina Vestergård Madsen is the new social services mayor, replacing Mia Nyegaard (Radikale), who becomes the new culture and leisure mayor in place of Franciska Rosenkilde (Ålternativet).
The revolving door
Also continuing, but in the same departments are the mayor for healthcare and the mayor for employment and integration: Sisse Marie Welling (SF) and Cecilia Lonning-Skovgaard (Venstre).
Socialdemokratiet duo Lars Weiss (lord mayor) and Jesper Christensen (children and youth) have retired, leaving the door open for Andersen and Jakob Næsager (Konservative).
This means the total make-up has changed, as the blue bloc has increased its representation from one to two mayors.
Women in charge
Furthermore, six of the seven mayors are now women, and so are 31 out of the elected 55 councillors.
The trend can also be seen in Frederiksberg, where there are more women councillors than men for the first time in the enclave’s history: 15 out of 29.
Distinguished US street musician Yul Anderson dead at 63
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Vestegnen burglary rate plummets
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New clip for former hairdressing school
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Fierce fire in pet store
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See you in that aisle, crocodile
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New monument pays tribute to life of Østerbro poet
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Rebranded Netto opens on Godthåbsvej in Vanløse
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