Sascha Faxe (born 4 August 1971)[1] is a Danish politician who has served as Member of the Folketing for The Alternative since the 2022 election.[2]

Sascha Faxe
Member of the Folketing
Assumed office
1 November 2022
ConstituencyZealand
Personal details
Born (1971-08-04) 4 August 1971 (age 53)
Children2

Career

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Despite standing and receiving 1,192 votes in the 2019 election, Faxe was not elected and rather served as primary substitute in the Zealand constituency. She announced her candidacy for leadership of The Alternative after Uffe Elbæk stepped down, but was beaten out by Josephine Fock.[3][4]

Faxe, who hails from Lolland, but lives in Roskilde, was elected to the Folketing in 2022 with 1,129 personal votes.[2] She has stated a desire to bring the green policies of Roskilde to all of Denmark through her new position.[5]

Personal life

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Faxe has two children, born in 2003 and 2001 respectively.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Sascha Faxe (ALT) / Folketinget". Folketinget. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  2. ^ a b "Hvem er valgt? Se valgte kandidater og personlige stemmer | DR". www.dr.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  3. ^ "Josephine Fock bliver ny politisk leder for Alternativet efter kampvalg". Altinget.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ^ Mielcke, Thomas. "Lollik vil være ny leder af Alternativet og have den gamle gejst tilbage". TV2 ØST (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  5. ^ a b "Alternativets Sascha Faxe tager Roskilde med til Christiansborg". sn.dk - Sjællandske Nyheder (in Danish). 2022-11-03. Retrieved 2022-11-05.