Election in Denmark

Left-wing leader confirms: I have two weeks

The Danish Left leader Troels Lund Poulsen confirms that he has been given a tight deadline of two weeks in his attempts to form a new government, reports TV2.

The task was assigned to Lund Poulsen after the Social Democrats' Mette Frederiksen failed.

- The mission I have been entrusted with is not easy. I take it on with great humility, Lund Poulsen tells Berlingske.

Danish government formation — that's the point

• The Danish general election on March 24 ended with a historically fragmented parliament with twelve parties without a clear majority.
• The Left Bloc received 84 seats, the Right Bloc 77 and the Moderates 14, giving the party a wavering role.
• The Social Democrats and the Liberals had their worst elections ever, with 21 percent and 10.1 percent of the vote respectively.
• The government formation process has been going on for over a month, the longest ever in Denmark. If new elections are called, it will be the first time in the country's history.
• The Social Democrats' Mette Frederiksen gave up trying to form a government on Friday. The Liberals' Troels Lund Poulsen was then given the task of forming a government by the king.