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Denmark's Frederiksen secures third term as prime minister
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- After her party's weakest showing since 1903, Mette Frederiksen spent months negotiating a coalition to stay in power.
- "A government was able to be formed, after long negotiations," she told reporters after meeting with the country's King Frederik X.
- A statement from the palace said the coalition would consist of Frederiksen's Social Democrats will govern alongside the Green Left, Social Liberals and the Moderates.
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After her party's weakest showing since 1903, Mette Frederiksen spent months negotiating a coalition to stay in power.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eh28The new government marks a shift to the left for Frederiksen Image: Sebastian Elias Uth/Ritzau Scanpix/REUTERSAdvertisement Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday said she had managed to form a left-leaning coalition government, months after an inconclusive election in March.
"A government was able to be formed, after long negotiations," she told reporters after meeting with the country's King Frederik X.
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