Danish election: Frederiksen may need new party’s support to stay in charge

Former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen could be in the position of kingmaker

Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats are on course to win Denmark's general election, but whether they stay in government - and she keeps her job as prime minister - could depend on a new party led by one of her predecessors.

Frederiksen was forced to call Tuesday's election when a leftist party backing her minority government withdrew support, and has said she wants a broad coalition with parties on both sides of the political centre" to pilot the country through tough times.