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Danish PM fails to secure majority in party's weakest election showing since 1903
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats won the most votes in Tuesday's Danish general election but slumped to its weakest performance since 1903, as her coalition bloc failed to secure a majority.
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The Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberals, also had their worst showing for a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.
Frederiksen still has a chance to stay in power for a third term, however Denmark is typically run by coalition governments, and so tough negotiations - which could take days or weeks - now loom.
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Both blocs have fallen short of the 90 seats that are needed for a majority in Denmark's 179-seat parliament.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74v5qynl9vo
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The Social Democrats' main right-wing rival, the Liberals, also had their worst showing for a century, with just 10.1%, falling behind the Green Left SF.
Frederiksen still has a chance to stay in power for a third term, however Denmark is typically run by coalition governments, and so tough negotiations - which could take days or weeks - now loom.
...
Both blocs have fallen short of the 90 seats that are needed for a majority in Denmark's 179-seat parliament.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c74v5qynl9vo
'The Moderates', in neither bloc, have 14 seats, so hold the balance of power. The Liberals have ruled out joining another coalition with the Social Democrats, so it's all down to whom the Moderates join.