SAEDNEWS: Mette Frederiksen has secured a third term as Denmark’s prime minister after a coalition agreement was reached roughly 10 weeks following the parliamentary elections.
According to Saednews, Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen is set to lead a new centre-left coalition government consisting of four parties, according to the Danish news agency DPA.
Late on Monday, Frederiksen informed King Frederik X of her intention to form a coalition made up of her Social Democrats, the Socialist People’s Party, the liberal Venstre party, and the centrist Moderates.
A statement from the Danish Royal House said that the King has since invited the acting prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, to form the government.
Together, the four parties hold 82 seats in the Danish parliament, which is short of the 90 seats needed for a majority.
Although minority governments are common in Denmark, a governing coalition must avoid facing a parliamentary majority opposition. To secure stability, the new government will likely need support from other parties, such as the 11-seat left-wing Red-Green Alliance, which hinted at an upcoming announcement on social media.
This will be Frederiksen’s third term in office, following her electoral victories in 2019 and 2022. Earlier efforts to form a coalition failed after weeks of negotiations.
The leader of the liberal Venstre party, Troels Lund Poulsen, was previously tasked with forming a government but was unsuccessful.
Former prime minister and current foreign minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen and his centrist Moderates played a key role in the negotiations, speaking with both sides and briefly breaking off talks twice.
