Caretaker PM Mette Frederiksen has so far only won support from left-wing groups, which is not enough to secure a parliamentary majority
2-MIN READ2-MINReutersPublished: 9:23pm, 24 Apr 2026Talks on forming a new Danish government are in stalemate one month on from the country’s parliamentary election, slowing decision-making amid efforts to resolve a crisis in ties with US President Donald Trump’s administration over Greenland.Caretaker Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, armed with a royal mandate, is leading coalition talks among the 12 parties in parliament but has so far only won support from left-wing groups, which is not enough to secure a parliamentary majority.
Frederiksen’s centrist coalition lost its majority in the March 24 election as voters revolted over a cost-of-living crisis, although her Social Democratic Party remains the biggest group in parliament with 38 out of 179 seats.
“There is no end date to the negotiations (on a new government), this must take the time that it takes,” Frederiksen told reporters late on Thursday during an EU summit in Cyprus.
The centrist Moderates Party and the right-wing Liberal Party, both members of Frederiksen’s outgoing coalition, have so far rejected the idea of relying on far-left parties to secure a majority.
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