Danish PM resigns a day after winning election

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen.

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. Source: AAP / Sergei Grits

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By Essam Al-Ghalib
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Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's margin was so slender she and her government have resigned in a bid to build a coalition across the political middle.

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