Denmark's PM election gamble backfires. Mette Frederiksen called snap elections hoping to capitalize on popular support after resisting Trump's Greenland annexation threats, but her left-leaning bloc fell short of the 90 seats needed for a parliamentary majority. The Social Democrats won only 38 seats, marking their worst result since 1903, down from 50 seats four years ago. The left bloc secured 84 seats versus 77 for the right-leaning opposition, leaving coalition talks ahead. Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen's center-right Moderates, winning 14 seats, now hold kingmaker status in government formation. Frederiksen attributed the decline to external shocks including war and American pressure, but the setback complicates her bid for a third term and signals voter concerns may have shifted toward domestic economic issues rather than geopolitical confrontations.
