• With what she perceived as strong domestic support following her confrontation with President Trump, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen decided to trigger an early election.  Frederiksen thought the timing was perfect; however, it backfired.
  • Mette Frederiksen’s political party suffered the biggest ruling party election defeat in 120+ years, and her coalition of left-wing parties now lost their majority.
  • As a result of the election, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has resigned.
  • COPENHAGEN, March 25 (Reuters) – Danish Prime Minister ​Mette Frederiksen on ‌Wednesday submitted her government’s ​resignation to ​the king after her ⁠three-party coalition ​suffered a large ​defeat in a general election, the royal ​palace said ​in a statement.
  • The European Union didn’t think they needed to provide any support to their socialist candidate Mette Frederiksen; they were certain all the Danes would rally in support.  Major facepalm.

 

Source: theconservativetreehouse.com