Danish PM fails to secure majority in party's weakest election showing since 1903
Corroborated by 5 sources from 5 publishers
TL;DR
Danish Prime Minister in Limbo After Poor Election Result Tough negotiations loom as Denmark's Social Democrats fail to secure a majority Led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Social Democrats have won the most votes in the country's general election, but have failed to secure a majority, after the party's weakest showing in more than a century. Taking 21.9% of the vote, the Social Democrats, who have governed since 2019, finished first in Tuesday's general election. With 38 parliamentary seats, the party remains the largest by far, but that is not enough to claim victory alone.
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