Denmark's Prime Minister Hands in Government Resignation After Election Defeat
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Posted on March 25, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleDanish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen submitted her government’s resignation to the king on March 25, 2026, after her coalition suffered significant losses in the March 24 general election. Parties now face complex and protracted talks on whether she can form another government or if a new leader
COPENHAGEN, March 25 (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday submitted her government's resignation to the king after her three-party coalition suffered a large defeat in a general election, the royal palace said in a statement.
Parties are set to launch potentially tough and long negotiations to determine whether the next government will be formed by Frederiksen or another party leader.
(Reporting by Stine Jacobsen, editing by Terje Solsvik)
She resigned after her three-party coalition suffered a large defeat in the general election.
Parties will begin negotiations to determine if Frederiksen or another party leader will form the new government.
Mette Frederiksen submitted her resignation to the king on Wednesday, March 25.
The royal palace in Copenhagen announced the government's resignation in a statement.
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