Copenhagen, March 22, 2026 (AFP) - The contenders vying to be next Danish leader

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Social Democrat Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is the favourite to lead Denmark after Tuesday's general election, but the leaders of the two other parties in her coalition are hoping to stop her from a third term. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen from the liberal Venstre party could emerge as a consensus figure, as could Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen of the centre-right Moderates. - Mette Frederiksen - Frederiksen embodies the rev......

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