The new government of Denmark. Frederiksen at the helm, with as many as four parties in his line-up

Frederiksen informed the media about the success of the negotiations, 69 days after the parliamentary elections, after visiting the King of Denmark, Frederick X. This unusually took place on board the royal ship Dannebrog, which moored in the port of Odense. The formation of the government was also confirmed by the Danish royal court in a statement.

Four parties in government

According to Frederiksen's statement, the new cabinet will be formed by her own Social Democratic Party, the Socialist People's Party, the Social Liberal Party and the Moderate Party. Denmark will have a four-party government for the first time in 30 years.

The government coalition will have a total of 82 seats, which means that in order to win votes it will depend on the support of other parties, probably two small far-left parties. The majority in the 179-seat parliament is 90 seats.

This also means that Frederiksen, who has been in power since 2019, will become the head of the Danish government for the third time.

The political program of the new government is to be presented on Tuesday, and the names of ministers will be presented to the king on Wednesday.

The Danes waited for a new cabinet for 69 days, the longest in history. In the March elections, the highest support was 21.9%. — won by the party of current Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen – the Social Democratic Party, but it was a poor result. The Social Democrats and other left-wing groups did not have a majority, as did the bloc of right-wing parties, which made negotiations difficult and forced the formation of a government with the centrist Moderates.