A hot day in Danish politics: The Danish government loses its parliamentary majority and misses an opportunity to impose its decisions.

Danish MP Mads Fuglede announced on his Facebook page Tuesday morning that he was leaving the Liberal Party (Venstre) and joining the Denmark Democrats, led by party founder Inger Støjberg (former Minister for Immigration and Integration). This move reduces the Danish government's parliamentary majority to 87 seats (out of a total of 189). The government, a coalition of three parties—the Social Democratic Party, the Liberal Party (Venstre), and the Moderate Party—can no longer impose its policies based on the parliamentary majority it held before Fuglede's defection.

Mads Foglede wrote in his post that he switched parties because he couldn't see himself included in the carbon dioxide tax on agriculture that the government had promised to impose: “I have joined a party that will do everything possible to ensure that Danish agriculture has the best conditions for production here at home. Also, to support Danish agriculture being part of the green transition.” Foglede said the carbon dioxide tax was “completely the wrong way,” while his new party leader, Inger Støjberg, nodded in agreement.

The Prime Minister's statement regarding the government's loss of its parliamentary majority

According to what appears from Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s statements to local media today, she is not worried despite the ruling parties losing their mandate as a parliamentary majority, as she stated: “I am worried about many things, especially Russia, but I am not worried about the parliamentary situation in Denmark.”.

Mette Fredriksen also stressed that Mads Follidi's change would have no impact on how the government works: "As far as the government works, I don't think this changes anything. We have been working for a year and a half and have never used our majority," she said, pointing to the fact that in more than 90% of the agreements reached, they were made with the center-right and center-left parties.

According to Mette Fredriksen, the new parliamentary situation does not call for early elections: “Of course, elections should not be called. We have a government that is working very well, and which recently reached a very good agreement on primary schools.”.