Danish PM calls general election for March 24
Published: 03:02 PM,Feb 26,2026 | EDITED : 07:02 PM,Feb 26,2026
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announcing that Denmark will hold a parliamentary election on March 24, in the Parliament Hall at Christiansborg in Copenhagen. — Reuters
COPENHAGEN: Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Thursday that she had scheduled this year's general election for March 24. 'Dear Danes, today I have asked His Majesty the King to call an election for the Folketing,' Denmark's parliament, Frederiksen told the house.
'You know what is at stake. Whether I will continue to be your prime minister depends on how strong a mandate you give the Social Democrats in the parliamentary election to be held on March 24, 2026,' she added. — AFP