By Stacy Boit,
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is hoping for a third term as a trustworthy European leader with the grit to stand up to President Donald Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland.
Danes began voting on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term, thanks to her having steered the country in the fight against President Donald Trump’s threat to seize Greenland.
Frederiksen, a 48-year-old Social Democrat, called the vote months before an October deadline.
Observers say she chose her moment carefully because her ruling party suffered significant losses last year over rising costs of living and discontent over tough asylum reforms.
But her party’s profile has since recovered with Frederiksen having rebuffed Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland, an island in the Arctic Ocean that is a semi-autonomous territory controlled by Denmark.
Polls now put Social Democrats at 21%, up from a December low of 17%.
Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time and close at 8 p.m., when exit poll results are expected.
Danes began voting on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term, thanks to her having steered the country in the fight against President Donald Trump’s threat to seize Greenland.
Frederiksen, a 48-year-old Social Democrat, called the vote months before an October deadline.
Observers say she chose her moment carefully because her ruling party suffered significant losses last year over rising costs of living and discontent over tough asylum reforms.
But her party’s profile has since recovered with Frederiksen having rebuffed Trump’s threat to take control of Greenland, an island in the Arctic Ocean that is a semi-autonomous territory controlled by Denmark.
Polls now put Social Democrats at 21%, up from a December low of 17%.
Polling stations opened at 8 a.m. local time and close at 8 p.m., when exit poll results are expected.
Voting concerns have now moved to the domestic tack, with concerns like a proposal for a wealth tax and debates about immigration having climbed back up to the top.
Still, Frederiksen has campaigned on a promise that her tough and tested leadership skills will help the nation of 6 million navigate a complex relationship with Washington and a European response to Russia’s war with Ukraine.
