How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’
06-06-2026 06:00 via theguardian.com

How campaigners beat industrial farming in Denmark’s ‘pig election’

Mette Frederiksen’s new government promises overhaul for people – and animals – in home of ultra-intensive farmingLike all new prime ministers, when Mette Frederiksen secured a third consecutive term as Denmark’s head of government this week, she promised her administration would take steps to “improve the everyday lives” of the country’s inhabitants.Unlike most new prime ministers, however, she specified that her left-leaning coalition’s policy pr
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