Led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Denmark's Social Democrats have won the most votes in the country's general election, but have failed to secure a majority, after the party's weakest showing in more than a century.
Taking 21.9% of the vote, the Social Democrats, who have governed since 2019, finished first in Tuesday's general election.
With 38 parliamentary seats, the party remains the largest by far, but that is not enough to claim victory alone.
Inside Denmark's parliament, Christiansborg, Social Democratic supporters cheered and applauded Frederiksen, as she told the crowd, "I'm sorry that we did not get more votes. I had also hoped for a better result."
"But there is nothing today that can make me sad that the Social Democrats have once again become the Danes' absolute favourite political party," she concluded.












