Danes set to elect first female PM

Polls have opened in Denmark, where voters are expected to elect their first female prime minister and end 10 years of centre-right rule.

Thu, 15 Sep, 2011 - 09:45

Polls have opened in Denmark, where voters are expected to elect their first female prime minister and end 10 years of centre-right rule.

Surveys released on election day showed Helle Thorning-Schmidt's left-leaning alliance kept its lead over incumbent prime minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen's governing coalition.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Denmark Person: Danes Person: Helle Thorning-Schmidt Person: prime minister Person: Lars Loekke Rasmussen Person: Thorning-Schmidt Organisation: Denmark Organisation: Danish People's Party

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