Breakthrough for MP Søren Søndergaard

The two movements have chosen different partners in the European Parliament. While the Peoples Movement is part of the GUE/NGL group, the June Movement has been part of the EDD together with the French hunters and a very reactionary Dutch party. At the last elections the June Movement got three seats and the Peoples Movement one, altogether winning 25% of the vote. A former MP of the Red Green Alliance, Bent Hindrup, was alternate for the June Movement and became MEP during the period. An MEP for the Peoples Movement, Ole Krarup, is a member of the Red-Green Alliance but is not first of all known as a representative of the Peoples Movement.

For the recent election eight Red-Green Alliance members were present on the two slates - three on the June Movement slate and five on the Peoples Movement list.

The two movements got one seat each and 9 and 5% respectively. Ole Krarup got reelected with 34,719 votes compared to more than 60,000 at last election. Søren Søndergaard, who is also a member of the SAP (Danish section of the Fourth International), stood for the Peoples Movement against the EU and was in second place on its electoral list. Though he was ranked as number nine on the slate by the convention of the Peoples Movement, he got 18,000 personal votes at the election. This was due to his reputation as MP for the Red-Green Alliance and the campaigning of the Red Green Alliance. Though the Red Green Alliance decided to support all Alliance members running for the Peoples movement and the June Movement, it was the campaign for Søren Søndergaard that was most widespread in the local branches.