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ER Editor: Danes went to the polls on Tuesday. The Social Democrats under Mette Frederiksen obtained the highest number of seats (21.9% of the vote) but were woefully short of a majority. A good deal of horse trading is now required to cobble together a government from a mish-mash of parties, which still may not be enough to get the required number of seats (90 of 179). Yesterday, Frederiksen resigned. This is the party’s weakest showing since 1903. Coalition govts are typical for Denmark. The Guardian has this from yesterday —
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Frederiksen’s Social Democrats came first in last night’s parliamentary election, but both her leftwing bloc and the opposing rightwing parties failed to obtain a parliamentary majority.
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