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Frederiksen Begins Coalition Talks After Danish Vote Leaves No Majority

Talks will turn on the Moderates’ choice given deep splits over taxes and farm rules.

Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democrats party, looks on during an election party following the exit polls of the parliamentary elections, at the Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks to members of her Social Democratic Party in the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, after the General Election on Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen takes part in a party leaders debate the day after the parliamentary election at the Confederation of Danish Industry's building in Copenhagen, Wednesday, March 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)
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Overview

  • Frederiksen has begun coalition talks to try to stay prime minister after the election left no bloc with a majority in Denmark’s 179-seat parliament.
  • She resigned her cross-party cabinet and was asked by King Frederik X to lead talks with the Green Left and the Social Liberals.
  • The left holds 84 seats to the right’s 77, leaving the 14-seat Moderates led by Lars Løkke Rasmussen in position to decide the next governing lineup.
  • Negotiations may hinge on a proposed wealth tax and tighter pesticide limits near groundwater, positions that face resistance from centrists and farm groups.
  • The Social Democrats sank to 38 seats in their worst result since 1903, while the Danish People’s Party more than tripled its vote share, strengthening hard-line voices on immigration.