Danish PM fails to secure majority in party’s weakest election showing since 1903
Danish PM fails to secure majority in party's weakest election showing since 19035 hours agoShareSaveAdrienne Murrayin CopenhagenShareSaveReutersMette Frederiksen, Denmark's Prime Minister and leader of the Social Democrats party, during an election party following the exit polls of the parliamentary elections, at the Parliament in Copenhagen, Denmark, 25 March 2026.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.
With 21.9% of the vote, Frederiksen's party still has by the far the most seats, but her left-wing grouping has fallen well short of the 90 seats needed to form a majority.
The Social Democrats have been in power since 2019, and Frederiksen told cheering supporters she was “sorry that we did not get more votes”.
In a message of defiance, she added: “There is nothing today that can make me sad ..
