Denmark Navigates Coalition Talks as Mette Frederiksen Resigns Following Fragmented Election Vote

Mette Frederiksen resigned as prime minister after snap elections left the Danish parliament without a clear majority for any political bloc.The Social Democrats remained the largest party despite their worst result in over a century, while the center-left bloc secured 84 seats.Lars Løkke Rasmussen and the centrist Moderaterne party now act as kingmakers with 14 seats in the 179-seat Folketing.King Frederik X is expected to appoint a royal investigator to lead negotiations after the liberal Venstre party rejected a new coalition.
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