US EditionDenmark to elect new parliament in vote clouded by Trump
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen seeks a third term amid a nearly dead heat between left and right blocs, with four seats from Greenland and the Faroe Islands potentially decisive, polls show.
- Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are expected to achieve their weakest result in over a century but are likely to remain in power following the election influenced by U.S. President Donald Trump's attempt to annex Greenland.
- Trump's push to annex Greenland brought geopolitical attention to the campaign, but domestic issues such as cost of living, welfare, inequality, proposed wealth tax, and immigration dominate voter concerns.
- Frederiksen seeks a third term with a coalition predicted to lose its majority, although she remains the favorite to form the next government amid a divided political landscape.
- Centrist leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen could play a kingmaker role, and political analyst Hans Engell predicts Frederiksen will likely remain prime minister due to more stable support.
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Denmark elects a new parliament on 24 March. What role does the geopolitical dispute over Greenland play in this? And who has the chance to win?
Danes head to the polls on March 24 for a snap parliamentary election. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen hopes her party will capitalize on the popularity it has gained in recent months largely through a tough stance against US President Donald Trump's efforts to have the United States take over Greenland, a partially autonomous Danish territory.
Tougher action against immigrants has emerged as a hot election issue in Denmark, with parties squabbling over who will take the toughest action. The Social Democrats are proposing to bypass courts in deportation cases.
Denmark to elect new parliament in vote clouded by Trump
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result in more than a century in next week's parliamentary election, yet she is favoured to stay in power after a vote shadowed by U.S. President Donald Trump's push to take control of Greenland.
What to know about Denmark's election that follows a standoff with the US over Greenland
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Voters in Denmark will decide who runs the Scandinavian country for the next four years in a general election next week, a vote that follows a standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump over the future of the kingdom's semiautonomous territory of Greenland.
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