Alfred Anhøj Soelberg, chairman of the Social Democratic Youth Union (DSU), praises Frederiksen for stitching together a government despite the party itself making a poor showing this spring.
This is the third time Mette has managed to form a Social Democratic government. I think it is admirable, and it should be celebrated, he tells TT in connection with Wednesday's presentation of the government in Copenhagen.
The high-profile Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (Moderates) will continue in his post.
Alongside Prime Minister Frederiksen, Peter Hummelgaard and Nicolai Wammen are swapping ministerial posts for the Social Democrats. Wammen will thus become Minister of Justice, and Hummelgaard's finance post means that Danish media believe he is internally designated to take over when Frederiksen retires. She has been Prime Minister for quite a few years, and is not expected to want to stay in office much longer.
Jeppe Bruus will be Minister of Defense and Pia Olsen Dyhr will be given the role of Minister of Economy and Interior.
Denmark's new, left-leaning coalition government includes the Social Democrats, the Moderates, the Socialist People's Party and the Radical Left.
However, the quartet does not reach a majority in the Folketing and has therefore received support from the smaller parties Enhedslisten and Alternativet. The divided election results, including very low numbers for Frederiksen's Social Democrats (S), have contributed to the government formation taking more than two months after the election in March.
