"I think that's incredibly unfortunate. But we have to get back up in the saddle,"
"I think it's very healthy for this city that power doesn't come for granted and that new forces can emerge,"
"The Red-Green Alliance lost a few votes. We are still the biggest party in Copenhagen, but we also need a majority behind us. That's crucial in a democracy,"
Social Democrats fell to 12.7 percent in Copenhagen, down three points from 2021, trailing the Red-Green Alliance (22.1%) and the Socialist People's Party (SF) (17.9%). SF's lead candidate Sisse Marie Welling will assume the mayoralty after negotiations with six other parties. The Red-Green Alliance remained the largest party for a second successive election but lacks a majority coalition to control the city council. Social Democrats had held Copenhagen and the mayoralty for over a century and since 1938. Nationally, the Social Democrats are set to control far fewer municipalities, and Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen acknowledged her responsibility for the poor results.
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