59 days after the elections, Denmark is still without a new government.
At first, the elected parties chose incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to lead negotiations for a center left government. But a week ago, incumbent Foreign Minister Lars Løkke suddenly decided to attempt to form a government with the right wing. That failed.
So at 11 AM, all parties will visit King Frederik 10 who is hosting the ritual we call The King's Round, which will trigger a third round of negotiations.
@randahl
What's the word for a form of government where the populace elect a lot of self-aggrandising shouty types and then put them in a fancy room to shout at each other while the civil service gets on with running the essentials?
Sounds workable.
Friends in Belgium told us that the times without a government weren't actually the worst times.
@randahl are all options still anti immigrant? I ask partly as it affects the politics here too
@otfrom @randahl immigration didn't feature as much this election - focus was much more on regulating agriculture. The usual suspects on the right are still shouting about reducing the number of brown people, but it seems unlikely that they will have much of a say (if so, this second attempt shouldn't have failed). Of course, the social Democrats have also been tough on immigration lately. And it seems likely that they will lead whatever government we end up with.
damn. At least you have a path to a new gov't. Not sure it exists where I sleep. Best wishes, Randahl.
@randahl You're in good company. Belgium and The Netherlands also took their sweet time before deciding on a new coalition. Maybe the three kings have a chat group where they discuss how boring this all is? ;)
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