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Mette Frederiksen Leads Talks to Form Minority Government in Denmark
Mette Frederiksen aims to form a minority coalition with left-wing and centrist parties despite losing seats in the 179-seat parliament, with 84 seats short of a majority.
- Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen began negotiations to form a new coalition government after King Frederik formally nominated her to lead the effort.
- Frederiksen's left-wing bloc secured 84 seats in Parliament, remaining the largest party despite their worst election result since 1903, leaving them short of the 90 needed for a majority.
- The Moderates hold a crucial 14 seats in the Folketing and have stated they will not join a government supported by the Red-Green Alliance, giving them kingmaker status.
- Denmark's system allows a government to form if a majority of Parliament is not against it, though policy disagreements between Frederiksen and The Moderates complicate coalition-building efforts.
- Red-Green Alliance lead political spokesperson Pelle Dragsted said he will "try" to work with The Moderates to avoid sending power to Morten Messerschmidt; if Frederiksen fails, King Frederik must task another leader with forming a government.
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This week, the Danes were called to the polls for legislatures. This election did not produce a winner, but revealed a political malaise. The Social Democrats of Mette Frederiksen came in the lead, but this first place has nothing to do with a triumph. It is, in fact, a hollow victory because the first party has neither a clear mandate, nor a majority, nor even an indisputable political authority.The Danish election does not only tell of the wea…
Several parties have been at the first negotiations for a new government, and both the Liberal Alliance and the Citizens' Party have excluded newly elected members of parliament. Get the latest news on Danish politics here.
Seven party leaders attended the first talks at the Prime Minister's Office with Mette Frederiksen on Friday about forming a new government. Here's what they said. And just as importantly: What they didn't say.
Denmark's Frederiksen begins coalition talks hoping to remain prime minister
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and her Social Democrats on Friday began negotiations to form a coalition government, hoping to secure a third term in office despite a massive defeat for her centrist cabinet in Tuesday's election.
Outgoing Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democratic Party, Mette Frederiksen, has been instructed by the king to conduct talks on forming a government.
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