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EPISODE · Mar 4, 2026 · 36 MIN

Denmark’s Election Fever: Immigration Rhetoric, AI Job Losses, and… Potatoes: LWID S5E7

from Last Week in Denmark

Send us Fan MailA Danish snap election, hardline citizenship politics, and AI quietly killing entry-level jobs: Denmark heads to the polls on 24 March after a strategically-timed election call, with Greenland politics potentially reshaping who can form government. Kalpita and Fionn dig into a Dansk Folkeparti citizenship controversy targeting an 18-year-old’s surname, the risk that immigration rhetoric tightens further for internationals, and Dinero’s AI-first support model as a warning sign for anyone trying to break into Denmark’s white-collar job market before ending on the only policy platform that unites the nation: bring back potatoes. Topics:(01:38) Danish snap elections 24th March 2026(13:08)  Citizenship controversy: the surname debate (22:18) AI replacing entry-level office jobs  (31:12) Denmark’s declining potato intake Our team:Cohosts: Kalpita  - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalpitabhosale/ and Fionn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/fionn-o-toole/Podcast Operational Manager: Monica - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorklundmonica/Audio Editor: Emily - https://www.linkedin.com/in/etgriffiths/Graphic Designer: Sariah - https:/www.linkedin.com/in/sariah-romeroYouTube: Ahmet - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmet-akkoc/ and Lei - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lei-zhang-2409a1205Transcript Editor: Makoda https://www.linkedin.com/in/makoda-gascon-3497b8280/👀 LWID Substack: English -Romanian - Polish - Spanish - Turkish - Italian - German - Hungarian - Ukrainian🛍️ LWID merchandise:  https://last-week-in-denmark.tpopsite.com/shop❓ Email:[email protected]: https://www.instagram.com/last_week_in_denmark/ https://www.facebook.com/lastweekindenmark https://www.linkedin.com/company/lastweekindenmark https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC74z1nBOfol1EiPxHPHiHnwwebsite: https://lwid.dk/ 🎵 Music,Jack Leatherbarrow @ Wizmedia: https://wiz-media.co.uk/

Send us Fan Mail A Danish snap election, hardline citizenship politics, and AI quietly killing entry-level jobs: Denmark heads to the polls on 24 March after a strategically-timed election call, with Greenland politics potentially reshaping who can form government. Kalpita and Fionn dig into a Dansk Folkeparti citizenship controversy targeting an 18-year-old’s surname, the risk that immigration rhetoric tightens further for internationals, and Dinero’s AI-first support model as a warning sign...

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