Denmark will have its first-ever female prime minister after incumbent premier Lars Lokke Rasmussen conceded defeat in the country's general election on Thursday.
Social Democrat leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt will take over power after her centre-left 'Red Bloc' coalition narrowly won the poll.
She wants to increase government spending by levying extra taxes on the wealthy.
Thorning-Schmidt's centre-left coalition will have a majority of up to five in the 179-seat Danish parliament.
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90fitzgerald09 2 weeks ago
Unfortunately for the new socialist government, they will have to rely on the very danish people's party votes they campaigned against. I think it is the very definition of a Pyrrhic victory in politics, if i ever have seen one.
beafman1 5 months ago
@hospitaler808 ummm, RED? red commies? umm yeah...neo marxist communist trotskyites
hospitaler808 5 months ago
It's time some intelligent woman's elected from the left, where ideals about caring for the less powerful, the poor, & the masses are still a small part of the "agenda."
Yes, & tax the rich MORE. It's not like they earn their wealth from Mars. Their wealth is derived from the working masses, so unless they want to go live on Mars, they should be taxed proportionately.
Let them move to China, if they think it's "socialism" in the West to be taxed according to how much you derive from society!
HenryDavidT 5 months ago
welcome to the 21st century denmark
kiararei 5 months ago