Danish prime minister resigns after lackluster election for Social Democrats, Moderates seek to wield power

Published March 25, 2026 12:09pm ET



Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has submitted her resignation after her party suffered their worst electoral performance in over a century, but a swift return to office is not out of the question.

The Social Democrats’ left-wing bloc walked away as the ostensible winners of the Tuesday general election with 84 seats in the nation’s 179-seat parliament. But it was far from a majority, with their rival right-wing bloc securing 77 seats and the centrist Moderate Party walking away with 14.

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