Denmark's right-wing defence minister to lead government formation talks
The move follows a breakdown in center-left talks after the March election left 12 parties in parliament, officials said.
- Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's attempt to form a new government coalition failed when a key partner withdrew from the negotiations.
- Denmark's King Frederik has now asked Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen to explore the formation of a potential centre-right government.
- Frederiksen's Social Democrats won 38 seats in the 179-seat parliament in the March election, down from 50 in 2022, marking their worst result since 1903.
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Troels Lund Poulsen, leader of the center-right Venstre party, began talks to form a government in Denmark on Monday after the king gave him the mandate on Friday. Although the March elections were won by the Social Democrats, the result was effectively a stalemate, as no major bloc had a majority, and Frederiksen was trying to put together a centrist coalition. (We wrote more about this here.
Danish Liberal Leader Will Try to Form a Government
Bloomberg: “The head of Denmark’s Liberal party said he has a two-week deadline to form the country’s new government, after record-long talks were thrown off track last week.”“Troels Lund Poulsen took over coalition formation from caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen late Friday
Negotiations to form a government will start anew on Monday, after the Liberal Party leader was given the opportunity on Friday.
Negotiations on the composition of the new government have been historically long.
As government negotiations start anew, the Danish People's Party is trying to breathe life into a pure blue minority government. But according to election researcher Rune Stubager, the plan runs into one crucial problem: Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
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