Denmark’s Frederiksen Forms Minority Government Following Greenland Standoff

In her third term in power, the Danish leader plans to resist U.S. pressure over Greenland, tackle domestic inflation, and expand the welfare state.

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen speaks at a news conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, on Nov. 8, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/Olafur Steinar Gestsson/via REUTERS

Mette Frederiksen will serve a third term as Denmark’s prime minister of a coalition government, holding onto power despite her Social Democratic party losing its majority.

The 48-year-old will lead a coalition of four left-leaning and centrist parties following two months of tricky negotiations with rival politicians, the Danish Royal House announced on June 2.