Denmark on Tuesday became one of the few countries in the world to make women eligible for conscription into military service. Under a law passed by Denmark’s parliament in 2023, women are to join a lottery system, like men, upon turning 18. Danish women who turn 18 on or after July 1st will be eligible for potential military conscription. The Nordic country seeks to bolster its military due to rising tensions with Russia and heightened security concerns throughout Europe. “Denmark expanded military conscription to women amid heightened security concerns in Europe. The move follows the government’s announcement of a $5.9 billion increase in defense spending,” Reuters noted. Check it out: Denmark expanded military conscription to women amid heightened security concerns in Europe. The move follows the government's announcement of a $5.9 billion increase in defense spending pic.twitter.com/YBG9ON48Am — Reuters (@Reuters) July 1, 2025 More details from Reuters: Until now, women, who last year made up around 24% of all recruits, had been allowed to join the military on a voluntary basis. “In the world situation we’re in right now, it’s necessary to have more conscripts, and I think that women should contribute to that equally, as men do,” Katrine, a recruit in the Danish Royal Life Guard, told Reuters without giving her last name. In Denmark, volunteers are signed up first for conscription, while the remaining numbers are drawn up in a lottery system. The armed forces are in the process of making adjustments in barracks and equipment better suited for women. Social media users criticized the policy: NEW: Denmark has begun CONSCRIPTING women into the military starting at age 18, alongside men, due to growing security threats from Russia. The new conscription rules came into effect on July 1. Europe is losing the plot pic.twitter.com/49xyg8TtIM — ADAM (@AdameMedia) July 1, 2025 Breitbart noted: The Danish Armed Forces Forsvaret said in a statement that conscripting women is a “historic change” and that the country must now “get used to the fact that every citizen capable of bearing arms, and not just men, is obligated to contribute to the defense of the fatherland.” The national Chief of Defense, General Michael Wiggers Hyldgaard said the change “sends a clear signal that the Armed Forces are a modern community where everyone can contribute to the defense of the Kingdom of Denmark”. Speaking at the time the change was first announced in 2024, Danish Defence minister Troels Lund Poulsen said the European security situation “has become more and more serious, and we have to take that into account when we look at future defense… a broader basis for recruiting that includes all genders is needed.” As previously reported of Europe’s swing back towards conscription, which in many cases was reduced or ended altogether at the end of the Cold War.

A former Texas Democratic Party county chair and mayoral candidate, along with several other suspects, were indicted for alleged vote harvesting. According to KSAT, Juan Manuel Medina, former Bexar County Democratic Party Chair and former San Antonio mayoral candidate, was indicted on two counts of vote harvesting. The indictments included former mayors, former council members, and a former Texas House candidate. Former Texas Democratic Party county chair indicted for ballot harvesting after Paxton probe https://t.co/DvtQgGU37U — John Solomon (@jsolomonReports) July 5, 2025 KSAT noted: A former candidate for San Antonio mayor and former Bexar County Democratic Chair, a former candidate for the Texas House and former Pearsall council members are among the seven suspects who turned themselves in to the Frio County jail on Wednesday in connection with a massive state-led election investigation, KSAT Investigates confirmed. 81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis confirmed the following people were indicted on Monday in connection with the investigation: Former Bexar County Democratic Party Chair and former San Antonio mayoral candidate Juan Manuel Medina on two counts of vote harvesting Former Pearsall Mayor Petra Davina Trevino on one count of vote harvesting Former Dilley council member Inelda Rodriguez on three counts of vote harvesting Former Dilley Mayor Mary Ann Obregon on two counts of vote harvesting Rachel Leal on one count of vote harvesting Former Texas House candidate Cecilia Castellano on two counts of vote harvesting Susanna Flores Carrizales on one count of vote harvesting Precinct 3 Frio County Commissioner Raul Carrizales III on one count of vote harvesting Pearsall ISD Board Secretary Maricela Garcia Benavides on one count of vote harvesting “A South Texas grand jury this week indicted 9 people, including the frm chair of the Bexar County Dem Party and a frm Texas House candidate, for alleged vote harvesting in a sprawling probe led by AG Ken Paxton that has targeted Latino Democrats,” reporter Alejandro Serrano wrote. New: A South Texas grand jury this week indicted 9 people, including the frm chair of the Bexar County Dem Party and a frm Texas House candidate, for alleged vote harvesting in a sprawling probe led by AG Ken Paxton that has targeted Latino Democrats.https://t.co/CCsNlm3MIw — Alejandro Serrano (@serrano_alej) July 4, 2025 More from The Texas Tribune: The indictments add to six previous ones revealed by Paxton in May and are the latest escalation in a probe that last year resulted in search warrants that led Texas authorities to seize Castellano’s phone and raid Medina’s home. At the time, Latino leaders in Texas condemned the moves while Democratic state lawmakers asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate the state for potential violations of federal law and civil and voting rights amid a flurry of what Republican state leaders described as efforts to secure the state’s elections. On Thursday, neither Paxton’s office nor 81st Judicial District Attorney Audrey Gossett Louis returned requests for comment. KSAT attributed the information in its report to Louis. Castellano turned herself into authorities on Wednesday upon learning of two charges of vote harvesting leveled against her, her lawyer Don Flanary said. He professed his client’s innocence and questioned the government’s allegations in using a charge whose constitutionality is unsettled in courts. In September, a federal judge ruled that certain prohibitions of voter outreach efforts in the Texas law were unconstitutionally vague and restricted free speech. But the New Orleans 5th Circuit appeals court overturned the decision when Paxton’s office appealed it.

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