### [2026-05-8](/feed/2026/05/8/index.md)

##### 2026 Danish parliamentary election
# The bid of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to form the new Government fails. King Frederik X of Denmark asks the leader of the Venstre party, Troels Lund Poulsen, to try it instead. 




### Sources:

1. [The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/danish-rightwing-leader-troeld-lund-poulsen-form-government-mette-frederiksen-fails-coalition)

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