Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen officially submitted her resignation to King Frederik X on March 25, paving the way for the negotiation process to form a new government after parliamentary elections.
The meeting between Ms. Frederiksen and the King took place at the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen. Here, she reported the results of the parliamentary elections and asked the elected parties to present their views on the formation of the next government.
In a televised address, Ms. Frederiksen expressed her desire to form a center-left government. She believes that the feasible option is a coalition between 5 left-wing parties of the same moderate party led by Mr. Lars Lokke Rasmussen. However, there are no signs that this party will agree to join the coalition.
Election results show that no party won the absolute majority of the total 179 National Assembly seats. Ms. Frederiksen's Social Democratic Party won the most votes, but the left-wing bloc only had 84 seats, while the right-wing bloc had 77 seats. According to regulations, a coalition needs at least 90 seats to control the National Assembly.
King Frederik X is expected to meet privately with party leaders for consultation before deciding to assign the task of forming a new government to a suitable leader.
