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Sisse Marie Welling (SF), Line Barfod (the Red-Green Alliance), and six other parties are meeting the press Wednesday morning. They’ve just wrested power from Socialdemokratiet. Foto: Jens Dresling

The story of Copenhagen turning Socialdemokratiet into soggy middle‑of‑the‑road goods, crowning Sisse Marie Welling lord mayor—and leaving Pernille Rosenkrantz‑Theil on the doorstep.

How Copenhagen’s up‑and‑comers split the power pie after Socialdemokratiet’s rout

Sisse Marie Welling (SF), Line Barfod (the Red-Green Alliance), and six other parties are meeting the press Wednesday morning. They’ve just wrested power from Socialdemokratiet. Foto: Jens Dresling
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The woman handpicked by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) to defend Socialdemokratiet’s grasp on the Mayor of Copenhagen post simply had to see it with her own eyes.

Pernille Rosenkrantz-Theil (S) was not invited to the negotiations in Sisse Marie Welling’s (SF) committee room at Copenhagen City Hall, but she showed up anyway when all parties except Socialdemokratiet – and Frie Grønne – were about to start negotiations on who would be the capital’s next figurehead.

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