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Denmark's Social Democrats suffer worst election result in over a century, triggering coalition deadlock

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Denmark's Social Democrats have been the country's dominant political force for a century, holding more parliamentary seats than any other party for 77 consecutive years starting in the 1920s. On Tuesday, the party posted its worst result since 1903 — winning just 38 of 179 seats in the Folketing, down from 50 — after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen called a snap election hoping to ride a wave of popularity from her standoff with President Trump over Greenland. Voters had other priorities.

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