COPENHAGEN, March 25 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Denmark's ruling Social Democrats remained the largest party in Tuesday's parliamentary election, according to preliminary official results based on vote counts in metropolitan Denmark, while counting in Greenland and the Faroe Islands is still ongoing, reported Xinhua.
As of 11:35 pm local time (2235 GMT), preliminary results from 1,306 of 1,314 polling areas in metropolitan Denmark showed the Social Democrats securing 21.9 per cent of the vote, down from 27.6 per cent in the 2022 election.
The Socialist People's Party came second with 11.5 per cent, followed by Venstre, the Liberal Party of Denmark, at 10.3 per cent, Liberal Alliance at 9.4 per cent, and the Danish People's Party at 9.2 per cent.
Although Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats won the most votes, the party fell short of an outright majority and is expected to see a significant drop in seats.
Frederiksen announced on Feb 26 that the election would be held to choose 179 members of the Folketing, Denmark's single-chamber parliament, including two representatives each from Greenland and the Faroe Islands.
Under Denmark's multi-party parliamentary system, the outcome will be followed by negotiations to form a new government.
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