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Danish PM calls an early election seeking ‘Greenland bounce’

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Danish PM calls an early election seeking ‘Greenland bounce’
Mette Frederiksen hopes to profit from her stand against Donald Trump’s attempt to claim the Arctic territoryDenmark’s prime minister has called an early election to take advantage of a “Gre
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Mette Frederiksen hopes to profit from her stand against Donald Trump’s attempt to claim the Arctic territory

Denmark’s prime minister has called an early election to take advantage of a “Greenland bounce” after Donald Trump’s threats to invade the Arctic territory.

Mette Frederiksen, who has been in office since 2019, is required by Danish law to call an election by 31 October. Setting a date with eight months to go appears to be an attempt to ride improved poll ratings after disastrous local elections in November that saw her Social Democrats lose control of Copenhagen for the first time in a century.

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Source: Guardian - World News

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