Denmark goes to the polls in general election after Trump’s candidacy in Greenland | World News

Danes voted in a general election announced early by the country’s prime minister, hoping to capitalize on public support for his tough stance on Greenland.

Mette Frederiksen, 48, hopes to win a third term for her center-left Social Democratic party in Tuesday’s election, which he called months before he had to call.

His popularity, which waned during his second term, was fueled by his refusal to submit US President Donald Trump pressure over ownership of the kingdom’s semi-autonomous territories.

Hoping to oust him are two centre-right opponents, one of whom, Liberal Party candidate Troels Lund Poulsen, is defense minister in Frederiksen’s coalition government.

Another, Alex Vanopslagh, of the Liberal Alliance, recently admitted he used cocaine in his early days as party leader, which may have hurt his chances.

The anti-immigration Danish People’s Party appears well positioned to bounce back from a very weak showing in the last election in 2022.

It is predicted that no single party will win a majority of the vote belongs to Denmark a system of proportional representation, meaning another coalition of the left-wing “red bloc” or right-wing “blue bloc” is the most likely outcome, perhaps after lengthy negotiations.

Frederiksen’s three-party government is the first in decades to overcome the political divide.

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From January: Why Trump withdrew from Greenland

Greenlandwho has consumed most of the government’s power in recent months, has not featured prominently in the campaign as there is widespread agreement over his position in the kingdom.

Frederiksen warned in January that an American takeover of the vast Arctic island, a proposal heavily criticized by Denmark’s European allies, would mean the end of NATO.

The crisis has eased, as Washington joined talks with Denmark and Greenland on an Arctic security deal.

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More than 4.3 million people are eligible to vote for the Folketing, or parliament, in Copenhagen, which is elected for a four-year term.

The single-chamber body has 179 seats, with two seats each representing Greenland and Denmark’s other semi-autonomous region, the Faroe Islands.