How we track the promises

The source

All promises come from the government platform »Det politiske grundlag for firkløver­regerin­gen« (Regeringen Mette Frederiksen III (S, SF, M, RV)), published by the government on regeringen.dk on 2 June 2026 and updated 16 June 2026. Each promise quotes the platform word for word with its page number.

The platform at regeringen.dk

Concrete promises and intentions

The editorial team has divided the platform into 114 concrete promises and 212 intentions. The analysis was done with the help of a language model (no automation) and can be corrected – see below.

• A concrete promise is a specific action that can clearly be seen to be carried out: introducing, abolishing, raising or lowering a specific rule, tax or benefit; a specific amount, number or deadline; or »introduce a bill on X«.
• An intention is a goal or a process without a specific means: »strengthen«, »work for«, »examine«, »set up a commission«, »prepare a strategy«, or a target such as a share of GDP. Intentions are shown as overall goals – without a status.

How a promise gets its status

Only concrete promises have a status, and it is calculated by code: No recorded action yet → In the legislative programme → Bill introduced → Passed (partly) or Passed. The status comes from the Danish Parliament's data (fetched every night) and the government's legislative programme.

• A link between a promise and a bill only counts when it is certain: the legislative programme itself says that the bill follows up on the platform, or the bill's title describes exactly what was promised. Possible links are shown as »Possibly related« and only count once they have been confirmed in the weekly review.
• Every night the code suggests links between new bills and the promises (shared words, the same minister, and whether the programme mentions the platform). The suggestions are never confirmed automatically.
• Related cases – e.g. bills that carry out an older agreement – are shown, but never count as keeping a promise.

Editorial judgements that can be corrected

• »Done without legislation« marks promises that do not need a new law. Their status only changes with an official source (e.g. a government press release), confirmed in the weekly review.
• »Partly« means that a bill only covers part of the promise. The promise is only »Passed« when all parts are passed.
• The division into concrete promises and intentions, »Done without legislation« and »partly« are editorial judgements. If you think one is wrong, please tell us – we correct it.

What we never do

• We never assess the content of the promises – whether they are good or bad, cheap or expensive.
• We never call a promise broken or a lie. A promise is only shown as »Dropped« if the government itself has said so officially, with a link to the source.
• All promises look the same – no party colours, no rankings.

Report an error

Found an error in a promise, a status or a link? Use »Report an error« under »See the promise« on the promise itself, or write here. Do not write your name or email.

Email: winterdidcome [at] gmail.com The »Report an error« forms are the preferred way to report errors – the email is for everything else.

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