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Søren Gade to Defy Venstre Line in Fertilizer Law Vote

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Søren Gade, Denmark’s Folketing president and a Venstre member, says he will attend Thursday’s third reading and vote against the fertilizer law.
  • Several other Venstre lawmakers have also said they oppose the bill, while party leader Troels Lund Poulsen says Venstre will support it and remain in the green tripartite agreement.

Søren Gade plans to take his place in Denmark’s Folketing chamber to vote against his party’s position on the fertilizer law, despite serving as parliament’s president.

Gade told Ritzau that he would attend Thursday’s third reading and vote on the bill. The legislation forms part of the green tripartite agreement and has exposed divisions within Venstre, after Gade announced last week that he would reject it.

I will vote no to the law.

— Søren GadeGade’s stated opposition to the fertilizer bill has triggered an internal dispute within Venstre.

Other Venstre lawmakers have since joined him. Preben Bang Henriksen and Anni Matthiesen announced on Monday that they would vote no, making Amanda Heitmann the fourth Venstre member identified as opposing the proposal.

Venstre leader Troels Lund Poulsen has maintained that the party will vote in favor of the law. He also said on social media Sunday that Venstre would not withdraw from the green tripartite agreement, setting the party line against the position of several of its lawmakers.

Venstre as a party will vote for the law and will not leave the agreement on the green tripartite.

— Troels Lund PoulsenThe Venstre leader reaffirmed the party’s position despite opposition from several lawmakers.
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