Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Wednesday called early general elections for November 1, where the outgoing left will face a bloc bringing together the right and the far right.
“I informed the Queen today
that elections to Parliament were going to be organised
” on November 1, said the Social Democratic leader during a press conference.
In place since the last elections in June 2019, the head of government gave in to the ultimatum of a party allied to Parliament which threatened to bring down the government if elections were not called before Thursday.
The latest polls are very tight: they credit the “
red bloc
” of several left-wing parties led by the Social Democrats with 47 to 50%.
Against 49 to 50% for the "blue bloc", including in particular the Liberal Party, the Conservative Party and three nationalist right formations.
In seats, neither of the two blocs would have a majority without the support of the overseas deputies (Greenland and Faroe Islands) of the Folketing, the Danish Parliament, according to these polls.