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 Denmark’s outgoing prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has been given the first shot at forming another coalition government after an election which saw her leftwing bloc and the opposing rightwing parties fail to win a parliamentary majority. A statement released by the Danish palace on Wednesday said Frederiksen had been asked to see if she could pull together a new majority involving her Social Democrats, who had their worst general election since 1903 but remain the biggest force in parliament. Continue reading...