Staff press officers with ties to the Social democrats is patently not neutral, says V-president.
the Liberal party’s president, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, taking in with the debate the issue of pressechefer with party-political background in the Party up.
– It does not increase confidence in politicians, there will be employed people with ties to the Social democrats or the individual minister. They are obviously not neutral, says Jakob Ellemann-Jensen.
It is the appointments of a number of officials with close ties to the Social democrats in a number of ministries kommunikationsafdelinger that get Jakob Ellemann-Jensen to raise the issue.
Mette Frederiksen, rejects, and similar:
– I agree in the recitals about the need for trust in the political system. I have full confidence in the officials who are currently under this and previous governments, says Mette Frederiksen.
the Prime minister believes that it is most correct that it is the individual minister, as the equivalent of employment in the individual ministries.
– Just as I myself have done with the appointments in the illegal bahis prime minister’s office, she says.
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen is not satisfied. He believes that there is a systematic recruitment drive.
” This is not about the individual post in a single ministry. It is about a systematic approach in the recruitment of employees, which are not neutral, but partisan, he says.
A broad political majority with the Left, The Radicals, Dansk Folkeparti, SF and Enhedslisten have rules for the hiring of officials at the central government level should be reviewed.
It welcomes Mette Frederiksen welcome.
– It is, I think, is a perfectly reasonable discussion, says Mette Frederiksen.
Criticism based on the fact that kommunikationschefer in government departments are employed as civil servants.
This implies that they must be neutral and ready to serve the next minister on the same show, although they may come from a different party than the current minister.
It is in contrast to the special advisers – popularly known as spin doctors. The special advisers are employed together with the minister and leaves the ministry again, along with the minister.
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