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Denmark’s Election: Bacon and “Borgen”

April 8, 2026

To foreign audiences, Denmark is often portrayed as a tidy Nordic democracy where coalition politics is a refined and predictable craft. The 24 March general election suggests something more complicated: a system that is increasingly fragmented, less stable, and more politically exposed than its reputation might imply. The Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered a historically poor result. The Liberal Party, Venstre, also declined sharply. Meanwhile, the centrist Moderates, led by Foreign Minister...