COMMUNISTS HEAVILY BEATEN IN DENMARK
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_ WELLINGTON, Nov. tl5. According to cabled advice received by the Danisli Consulate-General in Wellington today a new Danish Cabinet has been appointed following the elections on October 28." The new Governinent is entirely Bocial Democrat (Labour; with one exeeption, the Alinister of Foreign Affairs (Air. Gustav Rasmussenj who waS also a uiember of the late Liberal G'overnment. This is signiiicant as showiny
that the .new Governmel'it adheres in the (South (Sclileswig question to the official Danish policv upheld since the German surrendel'. . The Communists were heaviiv defeated, losing alniost lialf their votes and half the seats previously held to the (Soc>iai Deinoerats who now have 57 seats of the 149 total in the Iiouse of Representatives. The new Prime Alinister is Air. Hans Hedtof't, and the retiring Prime Alinister, Mr. Vilhelm Buhl, is in charge of Economic Coordination. The position in the House of Repre sentatives is as follows: — Bocial Deinoerats, 57; Liberal (Leftist), 10; Union of Rights (single tax), 6; Communists, 9; Liberal Farmers (Rightist and late Governinent Party), 49 j Conservatives, 17; one seat still to )ie contested; total seats, 149.
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Chronicle (Levin), 17 November 1947, Page 5
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