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- Liberal Alliance. (2022b, October 19). Mette Frederiksen er skandalernes statsminister, og jo mere, der kommer frem om skandalen om Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste, jo mere kan vi se [Mette Frederiksen is the prime minister of scandals, and the more that comes out about the scandal involving the Danish Defense Intelligence Service, the more we can see] [Image post] [Status Update]. Facebook. https://tinyurl.com/25pvf7u4
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- Socialdemokraterna. (2022b, August 27). I valet för drygt 20 år sedan lämnade Liberalernas partiledare TV-studion när företrädare för ett främlingsfientligt parti anlände till sändningen [In the election just over 20 years ago, the Liberal Party leader left the TV studio when representatives of a xenophobic party arrived for the broadcast] [Image post] [Repost]. Facebook. https://tinyurl.com/2pvbt8zr
- Socialdemokraterna. (2022c, August 11). Det enda de högerkonservativa och Liberalerna är överens om är att göra allt de kan för att skydda skolföretagens vinster [The only thing the right-wing conservatives and the Liberals agree on is doing everything they can to protect the profits of school corporations] [Video post]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/19VGfzEAx5/
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