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For those wanting to go the extra mile in understanding Danish politics I'd recommend watching the documentary "Dagbog fra midten" (Diary from the middle) from 2009. I've no idea if it's available with English subtitles. It is the inside story of the establishment of a new centre party (New Alliance) in 2007 by two…

Somewhat fun fact: Her character is pretty much a mix of current real life Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt - Social Democrat and leader of the biggest left wing party - and Margrethe Vestager current Minister for the Interior and leader of the second biggest left wing party, which is the inspiration for…

You pay 45-50 per cent taxes plus 25 per cent sales tax. So, yeah it is expensive. Health care is also "free".

Borgen is the nickname for Christiansborg, which is the building housing the parliament (Folketinget). So basically Capitol Hill with one chamber. A major difference compared to American politics is that most ministers/secretaries are also members of parliament. The ministries (I work in one) are located close to…