Liberal Alliance does not rule out the potential inclusion of Moderaterne (the Moderates) and Lars Løkke Rasmussen in a future center-right government, despite the firm opposition from Dansk Folkeparti (Danish People’s Party). At a press conference on Friday following the party’s summer group meeting in Nyborg, the leader of Liberal Alliance, Alex Vanopslagh, expressed an open approach to collaboration with the centrist parties in Danish politics.

“I have always believed that we should be cautious about excluding anyone in advance,” Vanopslagh stated, emphasizing that he does not want to exclude the centrist parties such as De Radikale (the Radicals), Moderaterne, and Venstre (the Left) from the center-right bloc.

In contrast, the leader of Dansk Folkeparti, Morten Messerschmidt, has clearly rejected any possibility of collaboration with Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Moderaterne. “Any collaboration—whether in government or as a support party—related to Lars Løkke Rasmussen is something I can exclude,” Messerschmidt told Jyllands-Posten, underscoring that he would never appoint Lars Løkke Rasmussen as a minister.

Vanopslagh believes that this resistance stems from historical distrust and challenges in the collaboration between Lars Løkke and Dansk Folkeparti. He urges everyone to leave the past behind and focus on a fresh start.

During the summer group meeting, Liberal Alliance also presented a new pension proposal that suggests allowing people to begin receiving their public pension one year earlier, with a corresponding lower benefit. This proposal is expected to cost 2.5 billion Danish kroner (approximately 350 million USD), which the party intends to finance by rolling back the Arne Pension—a pension scheme that was created to provide early retirement benefits.