A poll conducted by Gallup for B.T. ahead of the parliamentary election (folketingsvalget) shows that 33.3 per cent of those surveyed believe that Muslim immigrants constitute a threat in Denmark.

40.2 per cent disagree to varying degrees, 24.2 per cent are neither in agreement nor in disagreement, and only 2.3 per cent «do not know».

Slightly more than half believe that Islam is incompatible with Danish values.

The survey also shows that as many as 54.5 per cent of Danes state that they are «completely in disagreement» or «in disagreement» that «Islam is compatible with Danish values.»

Only 3.3 per cent and 14.1 per cent respectively are «completely» in agreement or «in agreement» that Islam is compatible with Danish values – in total just over one sixth of those surveyed.

Frederik Vad, who represents Socialdemokratiet in the Folketing, states in a comment on the survey that voters «would like to have an even stricter immigration policy. Also stricter than the one we have today», writes B.T.

The integration expert Henrik Kokborg tells B.T. that the figures are not surprising, and that they reflect Danes’ reaction to Muslim practices and a mistrust of politicians.