{"id":67806,"date":"2026-04-24T14:06:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/67806\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T14:06:13","slug":"a-month-after-elections-danish-government-talks-remain-in-stalemate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/67806\/","title":{"rendered":"A month after elections, Danish government talks remain in stalemate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country\u2019s parliamentary election, slowing decision-making amid efforts to resolve a crisis in ties with US President <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/donald-trump?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s administration over Greenland.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Caretaker Prime Minister Mette \u200cFrederiksen, armed with a royal mandate, is leading coalition talks among the 12 parties in parliament but has so far only won support from left-wing groups, which is not enough to secure a parliamentary majority.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Frederiksen\u2019s centrist coalition lost its majority in the March 24 election as voters revolted over a cost-of-living crisis, although her Social Democratic Party remains the biggest group in parliament with 38 out of 179 seats.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThere is no end date to the \u2060negotiations (on a new government), this must take the time that it takes,\u201d Frederiksen told reporters late on Thursday during an EU \u200csummit in Cyprus.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The centrist Moderates Party and the right-wing Liberal Party, both members of Frederiksen\u2019s outgoing coalition, have so far rejected the idea of relying on far-left parties to secure a majority.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1o401188 css-1w1l3op e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771409527_286_maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewDuration\" class=\"css-1vqvq42 e1o401181\">04:56<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"SCMPYoutubeVideoPreview-PreviewTitle\" class=\"css-zasw6y e1o401182\">What are Trump\u2019s motivations for wanting the US to take over Greenland?<\/p>\n<p>What are Trump\u2019s motivations for wanting the US to take over Greenland?<\/p>\n<p>While \u200cFrederiksen\u2019s government stays until a new cabinet is appointed, it has limited decision-making powers at a time \u2060when it must also handle \u2060pressure from Trump to take over Greenland, which is part of the kingdom of <a target=\"_self\" class=\"e1yy41x40 ef9u0v01 css-1ankfgb ecgc78b0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/topics\/denmark?module=inline&amp;pgtype=article\" title=\"\" data-qa=\"BaseLink-renderAnchor-StyledAnchor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Denmark<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country\u2019s parliamentary 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