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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) presented her caller Cabinet, which for the archetypal clip successful Danish past included much women than men.
Following months of talks aft inconclusive elections successful March, incumbent Ms. Frederiksen said connected Monday (June 1, 2026) she had managed to signifier a number authorities betwixt her Social Democrats, the Socialist People's Party, the centre-left Radikale Venstre and the centrist Moderates.
On Wednesday, Ms. Frederiksen announced the names of the caller Ministers.
"It is simply a authorities with 21 Ministers, and for the archetypal clip successful Denmark's past determination are present much pistillate ministers than antheral ones," Ms. Frederiksen announced extracurricular the royal palace Amalienborg.
Eleven retired of the 21 Ministers were women and the database besides included acquainted names from Ms. Frederiksen's erstwhile government.
Moderates person Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who emerged kingmaker aft the March 24 election, retained his presumption arsenic Foreign Minister.
Commentators besides noted that Ms. Frederiksen opted to marque enactment workfellow Peter Hummelgaard Finance Minister alternatively of Nicolai Wammen, who would instrumentality up Mr. Hummelgaard's aged station arsenic Justice Minister.
Both are seen arsenic contenders to win Ms. Frederiksen arsenic enactment person of the Social Democrats.
"With Mr. Hummelgaard's promotion, it becomes wide that helium is Mette Frederiksen's candidate," Christine Cordsen, governmental analogous for nationalist broadcaster DR, said successful a comment.
On Tuesday (June 2, 2026), Ms. Frederiksen presented a governmental level that pledged enactment for families struggling with rising prices, portion vowing to support a restrictive migration policy.
In the March election, Ms. Frederiksen's Social Democrats registered their weakest people since 1903 but remained the biggest enactment by far, with 38 seats.
Neither the near nor the close bloc won a bulk successful the March 24 election, which near Parliament splintered.
As the 4 parties successful the caller conjugation clasp conscionable 82 of the 179 seats successful Parliament betwixt them, the authorities volition request to trust connected the enactment of different parties to walk legislation.
