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Although the Danish People's Party resembles other rightwing European parties with tough stances on crime and non-Western immigration, the party has also adopted a number of social policy issues traditionally belonging to the Social Democrats.

Her party achieved considerable success in the 2001 elections. The DPP is now the third largest party in the Folketing (Danish parliament). As such they often work with the minority government led by Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Liberal Party. Using this partnership the DPP has been able to push through many of its policy platforms.

Before becoming a politician she worked as a caretaker for elders (78-84) and at an office (63-67).

Her most outspoken political goals are to limit immigration to Denmark, that society should take better care of the elderly, and that Denmark should maintain its sovereignty, especially with regards to the European Union. In 2000 she campaigned successfully against adopting the EuroThe euro ISO 4217 code EUR is the currency of twelve of the twenty-five nations that form the European Union (and four outside it, as well as Montenegro and Kosovo), which form the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU). It is the result of the most significan in Denmark. Her view on immigration has often led to her being compared to politicians such as Jean-Marie Le PenJean-Marie Le Pen (born June 20, 1928) is a French politician. He is the president of the nationalist right-wing party Front National''. Le Pen is known for his anti-immigrant views, as he advocates for a more stringent immigration policy, and sovereignty in France and Pim Fortuyn2002 Dutch national election campaign. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn known as Pim Fortuyn [pronounced: fore-TOWN, SAMPA fOr"t9yn] ( February 19, 1948 May 6, 2002), was a controversial politician in the Netherlands. He was assassinated during the 2002 Du in The Netherlands.

Named Danish Politician of the Year in 1989, Pia Kjærsgaard escaped a physical assault by leftwing extremists in Copenhagen in 1998.

In 20032003 is a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar), and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Summary Perhaps the defining global event of the year 2003 was the Invasion of Iraq launched by the U, Pia Kjærsgaard lost a libel suit in the Danish Supreme Court against a political opponent who had characterized her viewpoints as racist. The court used a broad definition of racism and cited past speeches by Kjærsgaard that were critical of IslamCairo Egypt Islm (In Arabic: , "submission (to God)"; In Persian and Urdu: ) is a monotheistic faith and the world's second-largest religion. Followers of Islam, known as Muslims believe that God (or, in Arabic, Allh revealed His Will to Muhammad (c. and Muslim culture.

See also: Politics of DenmarkGovernment Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with an almost unbroken link of monarchs for more than 1,000 years (except for an interregnum of eight years from 1332 to 1340). The current monarch, Queen Margaret II, has largely ceremonial functions; perh