Politicians on the Faroe Islands have asked Queen Margrethe to change the date of the Danish general election as it clashes with an important day of remembrance.
Denmark’s Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, last week asked Queen Margrethe for a general election. Permission was given and the Mette Frederiksen announced the poll in a press conference outside the prime minister’s residence in Marienborg on October 5th 2022. The election takes place on November 1st 2022.
A four week election campaign is now under way. However, soon after the date was set by Queen Margrethe in consultation with the Prime Minister, Faroese politicians went out and reacted negatively to the date.
The Faroe Islands, which are a self-governing part of the Danish Commonwealth, are now asking to change the date of the election as November 1 is a day of mourning on the archipelago. Leaders on the islands are united in their request that the Faroese can vote on a day other than 1 November.
This day is a very special day where the islanders remember their dead sailors, and there are wreath-laying, ceremonies and many take time off or work, even just half a day. An official recommendation has now been sent to Queen Margrethe of Denmark to change the date of the election.
There has so far been no comment from the Royal Court.
