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After Standing Up to Trump Over Greenland, Denmark’s Prime Minister Leads in Election

Mette Frederiksen’s party fell far short of a majority, but analysts say she is still in the best position to form a new government.

By Maya Tekeli and Jeffrey Gettleman

Danish premier’s party set for its worst election result since 1903, exit polls suggest

But Mette Frederiksen may still secure a third term in office because her rightwing rival is poised to fare even worse

Mette Frederiksen’s leftwing bloc has failed to win majority in Danish election, exit polls suggest

PM’s party forecast to win most votes, but another centrist or centre-right coalition appears likely Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats and Denmark’s other left-leaning parties appear to have failed to win enough votes to gain a clear mandate to form a government in an election fought amid geopolitical tensions with the US over Greenland. According to two exit polls released shortly after voting stopped on Tuesday evening, the prime minister’s party looked to have won the most votes but sti...

By Miranda Bryant in Copenhagen

Danish PM Mette Frederiksen’s left-wing bloc wins election but falls short of majority

Denmark’s left-wing bloc headed by Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen won Tuesday’s general election but failed to secure a majority, as the Social Democrats posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years. With all votes counted, the left-wing bloc was credited with 84 seats in the 179-seat parliament and the right with 77. The centrist Moderate party, headed by foreign minister and former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, became kingmaker with 14 seats, and thorny...

By Agencies

Danish PM's left-wing bloc wins vote but with no majority

It is unclear if Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen can secure a third term, as her party came in first but recorded a poor result. Foreign Minister Rasmussen became a kingmaker ahead of thorny negotiations.

Danish PM's left bloc leads election, but no majority

Denmark's left bloc headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen took an early lead in Tuesday's general election but failed to secure a majority, exit polls showed, with Frederiksen's Social Democrats posting their weakest showing in 125 years. FRANCE 24's Haxie Meyers-Belkin speaks with Ulrik Pram Gad, Senior Researcher at the Danish Institute for International Studies.

By FRANCE24

Denmark’s Frederiksen bruised in election, coalition talks loom

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s Social Democrats were headed for their worst election outcome in over a century on Tuesday, as migration and welfare concerns obscured broad support for her defiant stance toward Washington over Greenland. In power since 2019, Frederiksen, 48, had campaigned on a promise that her tough and tested leadership skills would […]

Danish PM's left-wing bloc wins election, but no majority

Denmark's Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, finished first in Tuesday's general election but posted their weakest showing in more than 120 years and the left-wing bloc failed to secure a majority. With all votes counted in metropolitan Denmark, the left bloc was credited with 84 seats in the 179-seat parliament and the right with 77, while 90 are needed for a majority. The centrist Moderate party, headed by Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, became kingmaker with 14

By The Korea Herald

Trump's Greenland bid clouds Denmark polls

In all, 12 parties are contesting the ballot

By Reuters