Denmark: Frederiksen forms a new coalition

A political culture of minority governments has been established for some time now in Denmark, notes the taz:

“There are no fewer than eleven other parties [in addition to the Social Democrats] in the Danish Folketing, whose share of the vote range from 11.6 to 2.6 percent. And there, too, this is naturally seen as a complicated starting point. … As long as a majority doesn’t oppose it in parliament, a minority government can rule the country. The word ‘compromise’ also played a major role in these most recent negotiations. Frederiksen’s new four-party centre-left government can now get started with 82 seats, whereas 90 would normally be the magic number. The new coalition is relying on the support of the left-wing Enhedslisten party. The fact that the Moderates are on board with all this just goes to show how great the willingness to compromise is in Denmark.”