23 minutes agoDenmark's Mattte Frederiksen to form government after months of negotiations
Periskopi(24 days ago)
(24 days ago)Months since Denmark's general elections, incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, leader of the Social Democrat Party, will form a centre-left minority coalition government.
Twelve parties won seats in the March elections. The Social Democrats won the most votes, but saw their worst performance since 1903, reports BBC, broadcast Periscope.
Speaking to reporters after meeting with King Frederik X, Frederiksen said the agreement was reached after long, tense negotiations, adding that she would present the new cabinet Wednesday.
The agreement gives her a third term as prime minister at a time when US President Donald Trump has said he wants to take over Greenland, a semi-autonomous section of Denmark.
With 21.9% of the vote, Fredricksen's party won only 38 seats in the March elections - losing 12 and falling well below 90 needed to form the majority.
The coalition will consist of Frederiksen's Social Democrats, the Socialist People's Party, the centre-left Radicals, and the centre's Moderries, according to a statement from the palace.
His Majesty"The King is expected to host the new government in Amalienborg on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, morning", the statement said. Amalienborg is the official residence of the Danish royal family in Copenhagen.
Frederiksen informed the King while aboard the Royal John Dunnebrog, the family's residence when they are on summer trips, or official visits abroad.
Danish public broadcaster DDR noted on its website that the country had spent 69 days without a new government.
In addition to addressing Trump's calls for the United States to buy Greenland, citing its strategic importance to US national security, Frederiksen will have to address domestic concerns, including the cost of living, the state of economy and concerns about welfare.
Other central issues for voters were animal rights, the high level of pesticides in drinking water because of swine breeding and the track of agriculture in general climate.
We look forward to showing you more about the political base tomorrow. Because it's politics that's good for people in Denmark. The generations to come. And for animals", 48-year-old Fredericsen wrote in the Instagram late Monday night.
After the March elections, the main right-wing rival of the Social Democrats, the Liberal Vestre party, also had its worst results for more than a century, with only 10.1% behind the Green Left SF Party.
The far-right Danish People's Party tripled its score to nine per cent of the vote. /Periscope
