On Denmarks constitution day, the fifth of june, initiator and deputy-foreman of The Minority Party, Souhail Ibrahim (spokesperson for IDFAD, Association of Immigrants in Denmark for Anti-discrimination), with foreman, Rune Engelbreth Larsen (editor of "Faklen" (The Torch)) and board member Leyla Tamer, will present the background for, as well as the main political views of the new party.

The Minority Party is a humanist party. We wish to support the various minorities and ostracised sections of society in mutual understanding, freedom of diversity, and a joint cultural showdown, from immigrants and refugees, to the elderly and sick, the poor and the disenfranchised.

In Denmark, immigrants in particular suffer from smear campaigns and inequality the international media has already noted the hypocrisy of the Danish government by pointing out that the chauvinistic and discriminatory policy towards immigrants and foreigners of Prime Minister, Nyrup Rasmussen, equals anything that has been suggested by the Freedom Party of Jrg Haider in Austria. The Social Democrats and the Danish political right have become buffers to the extreme right-wing Danish Peoples Party. Only thus, have these parties managed to limit the steady growth among nationalist forces. On the other hand the Danish left-wing parties have failed to stress the necessity of an alliance among the Danish minorities, who must endure ever increasing pressure. Danish citizens with non-Danish ethnic backgrounds, are extremely poorly represented among the political parties. Consequently, these people constitute as few as 7 of the approximately 600 candidates for the Danish Parliament The Minority Party wishes to double this number.

The Minority Party will fight for cultural diversity, social justice and equal rights for all within the borders of Denmark.

A detailed political programme will be presented in Danish at the press conference.

THE MINORITY PARTY