In Denmark, 4.7 million voters will vote today for municipal and regional councils after a campaign marked by a series of cyberattacks on institutional and political party websites, for which pro-Russian hackers claimed responsibility, reported Agence France-Presse.
Dominated by local issues related to transport, education and the elderly, the elections could lead to a significant decline in the results of the ruling Social Democratic Party of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, which currently governs in 44 of Denmark's 98 municipalities.
In Denmark, 75% of public spending is spent through local authorities.
In Copenhagen, where the Social Democrats have governed since the first municipal elections in 1938, the party is under pressure.
Studies show that it will win the support of about 11% of voters. In 2021, when he came in second, he managed to gather a majority through intensive negotiations with allies from the left-wing political space.
The vote comes after the final week of the campaign, marked by cyberattacks on the websites of institutions and political parties, for which the pro-Russian hacker group “Unnamed057(16)“ claimed responsibility. (NoName057(16)).
“DDoS attacks (where websites are overloaded with targeted requests – ed. note) are part of the landscape“, the Danish Civil Security Agency noted in a statement and stressed that their intensification around the elections was previously expected by the intelligence services.
According to the agency, however, this does not mean that the elections are under threat.
Around 10,000 people are candidates for the municipal and regional elections.
Polling stations open at 08:00 (9:00 Bulgarian time) and close at 20:00 (21:00 Bulgarian time).