Danish right-wing Liberal Poulsen tasked with forming new government

Denmark's right-wing Liberal Party leader Lars Løkke Poulsen has been tasked with forming a new government after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen failed to secure a majority coalition, according to Tagesschau.

Frederiksen, whose Social Democrats won the most seats in recent elections, could not negotiate a viable governing coalition with available partners. The impasse forced the Danish monarchy to call on Poulsen, Frederiksen's previous coalition partner, to attempt government formation.

Poulsen now faces the challenge of assembling a stable majority from Denmark's fragmented parliament. His success will determine whether Denmark's center-right or center-left political direction prevails.

The development reflects broader European trends of coalition-building difficulties following elections with dispersed voter support across multiple parties.