Denmark’s Social Democrats secure victory with century-low vote share

Denmark’s Social Democratic Party, led by incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, has won the parliamentary election with 21.9% of the vote after 99% of ballots were counted. This marks the party’s worst result in more than a century.

According to Politico, the Green Party came second with 11.6% of the vote. Venstre, considered the main rival to the Social Democrats and led by Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen, finished third with 10.1%. The Liberal Alliance secured 9.4%, while the centrist Moderates received 7.7%.

To form a new government, parties will need to enter coalition negotiations. Troels Lund Poulsen, a candidate for prime minister, has ruled out forming a coalition government with the Social Democrats.

Denmark’s parliament, the Folketing, is elected for a four-year term and consists of 179 seats. Of these, 175 are elected in Denmark, while two representatives each come from Greenland and the Faroe Islands.