Denmark’s ambassador to the USA, Jesper Møller Sørensen, is facing scrutiny after a lobbying firm declined an agreement to secure him access to the Trump administration. This development marks a challenging period for Sørensen following the change in administration.

Meanwhile, former Chief of Defense Flemming Lentfer is receiving approximately four million kroner in severance pay after Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen lost confidence in him following an incident involving missing information about failing missile systems on the frigate “Iver Huitfeldt”.

Mette Frederiksen’s position as Social Democratic prime minister is strengthened by the division within the center-right opposition. The “blue alliance,” an attempt by four center-right parties to unite, lacks substance and trustworthiness in the eyes of voters.

Despite Frederiksen’s advantage, her party’s voter support remains historically low for a sitting Social Democratic prime minister, though recent polling has improved. The Social Democrats are still polling below their previous parliamentary election results.

The “blue Denmark’s” struggle to convince voters about their ability to form a coalition government after the election also benefits Frederiksen. The potential coalition includes parties ranging from the far right to the center, with no clear prime ministerial candidate.

Frederiksen highlighted the ambiguity of the “blue alliance” during a parliamentary debate. The idea of a new center-right government is being compared to the elusive pursuit of a “blue unicorn”.

While polls do not rule out a center-right majority after the election, assembling a coalition of willing parties, particularly with the Moderates and the Danish People’s Party, presents challenges. Disagreements on key policy areas like immigration, the EU, and welfare reforms further complicate the matter.

The “blue” opposition’s government project relies on the assumption that Venstre (Liberal Party) and the Moderates desire to return to a “blue” government. However, Venstre has shifted away from viewing the Social Democrats as their main opponent, and Løkke founded the Moderates with the intention of cross-center cooperation with the Social Democrats.

Furthermore, the Danish People’s Party and the Denmark Democrats are advocating for the reinstatement of Great Prayer Day as a condition for supporting a new center-right government.

Analysts believe that a credible “blue” alternative would require the Danish People’s Party and the Denmark Democrats to merge into a national-conservative party, and the Conservatives and the Liberal Alliance to unite into a liberal-conservative party.