politics
March 25, 2026
Denmark's Prime Minister Given First Chance at Forming Government After Election
Danish palace says it has asked Mette Frederiksen to try to form new majority with her Social Democrats and leftwing parties
TL;DR
- Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's outgoing prime minister, has been asked to form a new coalition government.
- No political bloc won a parliamentary majority in the recent election.
- Frederiksen's Social Democrats remain the largest party but saw their worst results since 1903.
- Lars Løkke Rasmussen's centrist Moderates hold a potentially key position as kingmakers.
- Coalition negotiations are expected to take weeks.
- The Green Left became the second-largest party, benefiting from leftwing voters disillusioned with the Social Democrats' centrist coalition.
- The far-right Danish People's party increased its support.
- Greenland will have a representative from an independence party in the Danish parliament.
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