Danish PM Mette Frederiksen Triumphs After Greenland Clash with Trump
Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen solidifies her leadership after standing up to former US President Trump over Greenland, emerging victorious in the national election.
Mette Frederiksen, the prime minister of Denmark, has emerged victorious in the country's national election, solidifying her leadership after a high-profile clash with former U.S. President Donald Trump over the status of Greenland.
Frederiksen's center-left Social Democratic party won the most votes in Tuesday's election, securing just under a quarter of the total ballots cast. While this represents a decline from the party's performance in the last election, Frederiksen is poised to continue leading a coalition government that will chart Denmark's course for the next four years.
The election outcome is seen as a vindication of Frederiksen's firm stance against Trump's surprise proposal to purchase Greenland, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. In 2019, Trump floated the idea of the U.S. acquiring the world's largest island, only to be rebuffed by Frederiksen, who described the notion as
来源: The New York Times
