Denmark agrees centre-led minority government after 42 days of talks

Mette Frederiksen of the Social Democrats and acting Prime Minister talks to the press during government negotiations at Marienborg in Copenhagen (Liselotte Sabroe/Ritzau Scanpix via AP/PA)

Acting Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said on Tuesday an agreement has been struck to form a new centre-led minority government after 42 days of talks following the November 1 general election.

Ms Frederiksen said the governing coalition would include her own Social Democrats, the Liberal Party and the newly created Moderate party of former Danish Prime Lars Lokke Rasmussen.