00:00In Denmark, Prime Minister Mehta Fredriksson has claimed victory in the general election,
00:05though her Social Democrats have recorded their weakest performance in over a century.
00:10Final results show Fredriksson's left-wing bloc secured 84 seats in the 170 parliament,
00:17while the right-wing bloc secured 77, neither side reaching the 90 seats required for a majority.
00:26Fredriksson said she is prepared to continue as Prime Minister for another four-year term.
00:31But with no party securing an absolute majority, the focus has shifted to the political centre.
00:37The moderate party, led by Foreign Minister Lars Lerker Rasmussen, holds 14 seats
00:43and is expected to play a decisive role in determining the next government.
00:47Rasmussen has called for political cooperation across traditional divides
00:51instead of continuing the split between left and right.
00:55However, forming such a government may prove difficult.
00:58Charles Lerker Rasmussen, leader of the Liberal Party,
01:01has already ruled out a new partnership with the Social Democrats,
01:05stating his preference for a centre-right administration or a move into opposition.
01:09The President of the Liberal Party,
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