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Denmark's prime minister hands in government resignation after election defeat

Denmark's prime minister hands in government resignation after election defeat

COPENHAGEN, March 25 (Reuters) - Danish Prime ‌Minister Mette ‌Frederiksen on Wednesday submitted ​her government's resignation to the king after her ‌three-party ⁠coalition suffered a large defeat ⁠in a general election, ​the ​royal ​palace said ‌in a statement.

Reuters Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen goes to the king to inform about the election result of the parliamentary election at Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen, Denmark, March 25, 2026. Ritzau Scanpix/Martin Sylvest via REUTERS Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen meets voters during her campaign on election day, in Aalborg, Denmark, March 24, 2026. Henning Bagger/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS

Mette Frederiksen goes to the king to inform about the election result

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Parties are set to launch potentially tough and long ‌negotiations to ​determine ​whether ​the next ‌government will be ​formed ​by Frederiksen or another party ​leader.

(Reporting ‌by Stine Jacobsen, ​editing by ​Terje Solsvik)