Sunday, October 02, 2011

Danish 'Red Bloc' Alliance Formed to Take Leftwing Coalition into Power

THE GUARDIAN: Helle Thorning-Schmidt, who will become Denmark's first female PM, will announce her new ministers on Monday

Helle Thorning-Schmidt, Denmark's prime minister-elect, has announced a deal to form a three-party centre-left coalition following her election victory two weeks ago. Thorning-Schmidt, the leader of the Social Democrats, and daughter-in-law of Neil and Glenys Kinnock, said the Socialist People's party and the Social Liberals would join her "red bloc" alliance. » | Agencies | Sunday, October 3, 2011