Three women were poised Friday to take a lead role in Danish politics, pledging that their parties would seek a unitary approach to end a decade of centre-right policymaking.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the leader of the Social Democrats, is set to become Denmark's first female prime minster in the government she will be tasked to form following Thursday's general election. Margrethe Vestager of the Social Liberals saw her party jump from nine to 17 seats, a triumph for the 43-year-old party leader. Unity List leader Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, who took over in 2007, also scored big gains for her party, whose seats in parliament tripled to 12.
As the three women were set to take on prominent political roles, another female leader was on her way out. Pia Kjaersgaard, the leader of the populist Danish People's Party upon which the outgoing centre-right government had relied for support, said her party would benefit from a 'free role' in opposition.
Read more in Sidebar, published 16 September
Three women were poised Friday to take a lead role in Danish politics, pledging that their parties would seek a unitary approach to end a decade of centre-right policymaking.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the leader of the Social Democrats, is set to become Denmark's first female prime minster in the government she will be tasked to form following Thursday's general election. Margrethe Vestager of the Social Liberals saw her party jump from nine to 17 seats, a triumph for the 43-year-old party leader. Unity List leader Johanne Schmidt-Nielsen, who took over in 2007, also scored big gains for her party, whose seats in parliament tripled to 12.
As the three women were set to take on prominent political roles, another female leader was on her way out. Pia Kjaersgaard, the leader of the populist Danish People's Party upon which the outgoing centre-right government had relied for support, said her party would benefit from a 'free role' in opposition.
Read more in Sidebar, published 16 September