Danish Prime Minister Mette On Wednesday, Frederiksen presented the composition of her new government, which for the first time in history consists of more women than men. Famous names from her previous government also appeared on the list. TASR informs about it according to the report of the AFP agency.
After more than two months of talks after the March elections, Frederiksen on Monday announced an agreement to form a minority government made up of her Social Democrats, Social Liberals, Left Greens and centrist Moderates. This will be Frederiksen’s third government, and after the vote of confidence in the parliament, she could become the longest-serving Danish prime minister since the Second World War.
On Wednesday, Frederiksen announced the names of the new ministers. “It is a government with 21 ministers, and for the first time in the history of Denmark there are more female ministers than male ministers,” she said in front of the Amalienborg royal residence building. 11 women and 10 men will sit in ministerial seats. Famous names will also appear in the new government, for example, Lars Lökke Rasmussen remains as Minister of Foreign Affairs. The Department of Finance will be headed by Peter Hummelgaard, who served as Minister of Justice in the previous government. His former position will be taken over by Nicolai Wammen.
AFP notes that Both Hummelgaard and Wammen are seen as possible successors to Frederiksen as chairman of the Social Democrats. The journalist of the public television DR Christine Cordsenová claims that the “elevation” of Hummelgaard from the Minister of Justice to the Minister of Finance means that he is Frederiksen’s candidate. On Tuesday, Frederiksen unveiled a political platform promising support for families struggling with rising prices. At the same time, she promised to maintain a restrictive immigration policy.
The Social Democrats achieved their worst result since 1903 in the March elections, but remained the strongest party in parliament with 38 seats. Neither the left-wing nor the right-wing bloc won a majority. Since the four parties in the new coalition have a total of only 82 of the 179 seats, the government will have to rely on the support of other parties in parliament to pass laws.
