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Denmark's Frederiksen gets new chance to form government after centre-right talks fail
The king reopened coalition talks after centre-right negotiations collapsed, leaving Denmark without a government for 61 days, officials said.
- On Saturday, King Frederik asked caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to lead fresh coalition talks after Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen's centre-right government attempt broke down on Friday.
- Poulsen's bid collapsed when Lars Lokke Rasmussen's centrist Moderate Party withdrew support, ending the right-wing Liberal Party leader's attempt to form a coalition.
- The March election produced a fragmented 12-party assembly, leaving Frederiksen's Social Democrats with 38 seats—down from 50 in 2022 and their worst result since 1903—while Denmark has now gone 61 days without a government, the longest stalemate in Danish history.
- Frederiksen, whose Social Democrats remain Denmark's largest party despite heavy election losses, receives another chance to secure a third consecutive term as lead negotiator.
- As Denmark enters its 61st day without a government, more than 110,000 participants in the Royal Run across five Danish cities created traffic congestion Saturday, with the Road Directorate warning of heavy queues between 2pm and 6pm as Pentecost travellers headed home.
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Sunday's discussions on a center-left government have concluded. The SF, the Radicals and the Moderates have gone home.
·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Following inconclusive elections in March and two failed rounds of coalition talks, the Danish king on Saturday reappointed caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to lead talks on forming a government.
·Vilnius, Lithuania
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sabado.ptDenmark's incumbent prime minister, Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen, was given the mandate from King Frederick X to try to form government after the failure of two rounds of negotiations.
·Portugal
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right5Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution39% Center, 38% Right
Bias Distribution
- 39% of the sources are Center, 38% of the sources lean Right
39% Center
L 23%
C 39%
R 38%
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