Mette Frederiksen, leader of the center-left Social Democrats, will head a minority government that pledged a 70 percent cut in carbon emissions by 2030.
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Denmark’s Left Appears Back in Power After Election
Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen, who is on the center right, said he would resign Thursday from the post he has held since 2015.
Denmark Faces an Election Fueled by Anger on Climate and Immigration
The campaign has underlined the divide between those who fear environmental change will destroy the planet and those who fear immigration will destroy the country.
Denmark Rejects Final Asylum Appeal by Afghan Woman With Dementia
The government says Zarmena Waziri, 72, has not provided adequate proof of her illness. She was ordered to report to a deportation center on June 4.
4 Years of College, $0 in Debt: How Some Countries Make Higher Education Affordable
When we asked people around the world what sort of financial burden they bore for their higher education, we heard how much it varies from country to country.
In Copenhagen, Reaction to an Anti-Muslim Event Turns Violent
Arson fires, street fights between protesters and the police, and arrests followed the appearance of a far-right provocateur who insulted the Quran.
No Babies in Parliament, Danish Lawmaker Is Told
A century of Danish advances for women met a barrier when a legislator was told by another female lawmaker that her baby had no place in Parliament, setting off a debate about gender politics.
He Says His Work as a Jihadist Spy Caused PTSD. Denmark Awarded Him $27,000.
Morten Storm, who outlined his life as a Qaeda jihadist who became an informant, was found to have experienced “exceptionally dangerous events.”
Denmark Charges 14 People With Unlawfully Sharing Video of Killing
Fourteen people in Denmark are facing prosecution for sharing a graphic video that depicts the killing of a young woman who had been visiting Morocco with a friend.
Denmark’s ‘Pervasive Rape Culture’ Is Detailed in New Report
A new Amnesty International study detailed how the Nordic nation, long held up as a bastion of equality, has a problematic view of rape.