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Mette Frederiksen and Martin Lidegaard are asked if they have considered shaking hands in the joint photo. »Shake hands? We never do that. We don't shake hands«, Frederiksen responds. »We hug, but that's too much. After all, we also need to be elected«, Lidegaard says, laughing. Foto: Peter Maunsbach

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Mette Frederiksen and Martin Lidegaard are asked if they have considered shaking hands in the joint photo. »Shake hands? We never do that. We don't shake hands«, Frederiksen responds. »We hug, but that's too much. After all, we also need to be elected«, Lidegaard says, laughing. Foto: Peter Maunsbach
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During Mette Frederiksen’s 11-year leadership, Socialdemokratiet (S) have moved far away from the party’s old ally, Radikale Vesntre (R).

But on a beach in Amager, a reconciliation is brewing on Saturday afternoon.

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