Denmark elected its first female prime minister last night, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.

Danish voters appeared set to elect their first female prime minister today and end 10 years of pro-market reforms and a hardening of immigration laws.

Norway was poised for a power shift after the left-leaning opposition won a majority of seats in Parliament with pledges to spend more of the nation’s vast oil wealth on welfare, official election results showed early today.