Denmark's king has tasked Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen with exploring the feasibility of forming a center-right government after talks between center-left parties broke down. The royal palace made the announcement following the failed coalition negotiations.

Denmark’s king asks Troels Lund Poulsen to form government after PM struggles to gather support The king of Denmark has asked a centre-right politician to try to form a new government after the prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, has failed to put together a ruling coalition. The announcement on Friday night shook the political establishment as Frederiksen has been a staple of Danish politics for decades. Her left-leaning party, the Social Democrats, won the plurality of votes in parliamentary elections in March.