Nye Borgerlige (New Right / D)

EU RANK: 192 (Tier 5: High Risk)

Nye Borgerlige is a far-right party emphasising national conservatism, stringent anti-immigration policy, right-wing populism, and economic liberalism, combined with emphasis on strict immigration control, national sovereignty, and EU withdrawal. Initially securing 3.66% of the vote and 6 seats in the 2022 election, the party experienced rapid internal collapse through mass defections and leadership crises. By March 2023, internal defections had reduced parliamentary presence to 3 MPs. As of April 2025, the party no longer holds any seats in parliament, having experienced complete organizational and electoral collapse. Despite parliamentary marginalization, the party’s trajectory illuminates risks of institutional instability within far-right political movements.

Disinformation and alternative media

Nye Borgerlige relied heavily on social media and digital communication to mobilise voters, particularly around immigration and sovereignty themes. The party’s communications framework occasionally employed polarising identity-based messaging. Our research notes that the party’s rapid collapse prevented sustained disinformation campaign coordination, though the party’s digital communication strategy incorporated emotionally charged nationalist framing. The party did not control traditional or alternative media outlets. Disinformation/alternative media risk is medium to high.

Foreign influence and external alignments

Nye Borgerlige advocated EU withdrawal and strong national sovereignty emphasis, positioning the party outside mainstream European democratic frameworks. The party’s radical Euroscepticism and nationalist positioning aligned with far-right European movements. There is no documented evidence of financial or organizational ties to hostile foreign states, though the party’s extremist positioning and rapid collapse created organizational vulnerabilities potentially susceptible to foreign influence exploitation. Foreign influence DMI risk is medium.

Media capture, advertising and public service media

Nye Borgerlige did not own major media assets. As a far-right party with limited parliamentary representation, the party’s influence on media governance remained minimal. The party did not engage in systematic media capture attempts. The party’s rapid organizational collapse occurred before any institutional positioning regarding media governance could develop. Media capture DMI risk is low.

Corruption, litigation and institutional integrity

Litigation records show no major corruption cases centered on Nye Borgerlige’s leadership over the 2015–2025 period. The party received minimal public subsidy proportional to its electoral performance. However, the party’s severe institutional instability, experiencing mass member defections, multiple leadership crises, and complete parliamentary collapse within three years of initial election, represents fundamental failure of party organisation and governance. This organisational disintegration suggests serious deficiencies in institutional management and leadership capacity. DMI corruption and institutional integrity risk is high.

Press freedom, harassment and treatment of media

Nye Borgerlige’s brief parliamentary existence and rapid collapse prevented sustained engagement with media institutions or press freedom issues. The party did not engage in documented campaigns to delegitimize journalism or media institutions. However, the party’s far-right positioning and nationalist rhetoric may have contributed to polarization affecting broader media pluralism. Press freedom and harassment DMI risk is low to medium.

Dimension	Risk level	Short justification
Disinformation & alternative media	Medium–High	Far-right party with nationalist messaging; no media control; rapid collapse prevented sustained campaigns.
Foreign influence & external alignments	Medium	Radical Eurosceptic; no documented foreign ties but organisational instability created potential vulnerabilities.
Media capture & advertising / PSB control	Low	No media assets; minimal parliamentary presence; no media governance engagement.
Corruption & institutional integrity risk	High	No corruption cases; severe institutional disintegration through mass defections, leadership crises, complete parliamentary collapse.
Press freedom & harassment of media	Low–Medium	No documented attacks on press; rapid collapse limited media engagement; nationalist rhetoric affects pluralism.