Danish Prime Minister announces early parliamentary elections

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced early elections, which are scheduled for March 24, the British broadcaster BBC said on February 27.

According to the Constitution, the elections were supposed to be held no later than October 31, but now they will be held six months earlier. The decision to postpone them was made against the background of growing support for the Social Democratic Party (SDP), led by Frederiksen. He was also influenced by the threats of the United States to establish control over Greenland, she pointed out. "Газета.Ru ".

"We need to determine the nature of our relations with the United States and we need to rearm again so that there is peace on our continent," the Prime Minister said at a plenary session of parliament in Copenhagen.

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At the Munich Security Conference on February 14, Frederiksen refused to name the cost of Greenland. The politician stressed that Denmark is a sovereign state, and the right of Greenlanders to self—determination must be respected. Commenting on the position of US President Donald Trump, she stressed that Denmark and Europe disagree with his desire to control the island.

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