Danish Prime Minister Frederiksen begins third term in office
After snap elections at the end of March, Denmark officially has a new government. It marks the start of the third term of Mette Frederiksen as prime minister. It's also the first time a Danish government counts more women than men.
Stockholm (dpa) – Denmark’s new four-party centre-left government presented its cabinet to King Frederik X on Wednesday.
This marks the start of Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen’s third term as prime minister. The outgoing foreign minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen of the centre-right Moderate Party, will also retain his post.
In total, the new government has 21 ministers – 11 women and 10 men. This means that, for the first time, a cabinet in Denmark consists of more women than men.
Following lengthy negotiations, Social Democrat Frederiksen reached an agreement on a minority coalition government with the Socialist People’s Party, the social-liberal Radikale Venstre and the Moderate Party almost 10 weeks after the general election.
Two further left-wing and green parties, if they vote with the government, will provide the coalition with a majority in parliament. The government replaces the previous coalition of Social Democrats, right-wing liberals and the Moderate Party.