The chances that we will have a red-blue government with Mette Frederiksen as prime minister have increased significantly. However, in the process, the two “blocks”, red and blue, will be sacrificed after decades of existence. If the leader of the “reds” and the leader of the “blues” govern together, then a new opposition “block” needs to be created. Negotiations will continue for a couple more weeks.
- Who will be in the opposition? So far, four political parties are out of the negotiations (which means they will not be part of the government or support it in the Parliament). Two red (Enhedslisten and Alternativet) and two blue (Nye Borgerlige and DD – Inger S). Could the four of them work together? Highly unlikely.
- There are eight remaining parties taking part in the negotiations (Socialdemokratiet, SF, Radikale Venstre, Venstre, Konservative, Liberal Alliance, DF, and Moderaterne) and according to the leader of Moderaterne, Lars Løkke, “too many different voices at the table”. He is asking Mette Frederiksen to narrow down the parties that are still part of the negotiations.
- If during the campaign, the liberals (Venstre) and the conservatives were completely against forming a government with Mette Frederiksen, the situation is different today. During their National Congress, Venstre’s leader Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, said that the voters have spoken and the idea of a blue government should be put aside for now. The leader of Konservative said that a potential red-blue government should be at least tried.
- Not everyone within Venstre and Konservative is happy with the red-blue government. The youth wing of Venstre is against it and many of the local leaders from Konservative.
- The latest moves from Venstre and Konservative, as leaders of the blue parties, have determined the other blue parties to say this is the end of the “blue block”.
