Troels Lund Poulsen to lead government negotiations

His Majesty the King on Friday evening asked Venstre leader Troels Lund Poulsen to lead negotiations on the formation of a new government.

This follows consultations held on Friday at Amalienborg with the parties represented in Parliament.

The parties Venstre, the Danish People’s Party, Liberal Alliance, the Moderates, the Conservative People’s Party, the Denmark Democrats and the Citizens’ Party – together representing 87 seats – recommended that Troels Lund Poulsen should head the negotiations.

The Social Democrats, the Socialist People’s Party, the Red-Green Alliance, the Social Liberal Party and the Alternative, which together hold 84 seats, instead supported acting Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen continuing as royal investigator, a role she has held since the general election on 24 March.

Following the meetings with the parties, the King received the acting Prime Minister. Based on the parties’ statements, Mette Frederiksen concluded that the largest number of seats supported Troels Lund Poulsen leading negotiations on a government without the participation of the Social Democrats and the Moderates.

The King subsequently asked Troels Lund Poulsen to head negotiations on the formation of a new government without the Social Democrats and the Moderates.

Several parties attached specific wishes and conditions to their support.

Among other things, the Danish People’s Party stated that it wants a centre-right government with a strict immigration policy and without the participation of the Social Democrats and the Moderates.

At the same time, the Moderates supported Troels Lund Poulsen with the aim of forming a government across the political centre, while the Denmark Democrats highlighted lower taxes and duties, stricter immigration policies and better balance between rural and urban areas.

On the other side, SF supported a centre-left government including SF, while the Red-Green Alliance and the Alternative demanded political agreements and a red-green agenda as the basis for supporting a new government.

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