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The prime ministerial candidates jabbed at each other in an unprecedented manner when the second duel of the election campaign took place Sunday evening.

Elisabet Svane: The veil has fallen between Troels Lund Poulsen and Mette Frederiksen

Leader of Socialdemokratiet, Mette Frederiksen, and leader of Venstre, Troels Lund Poulsen, in the DR debate Face to Face - Who Should Lead Denmark? Hosted by Kåre Quist in DR Byen in Ørestad on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix) Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
Leader of Socialdemokratiet, Mette Frederiksen, and leader of Venstre, Troels Lund Poulsen, in the DR debate Face to Face - Who Should Lead Denmark? Hosted by Kåre Quist in DR Byen in Ørestad on Sunday, March 15, 2026. (Photo: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix) Foto: Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix
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Mette Frederiksen (S) og Troels Lund Poulsen (V) var i mere udpræget kamphumør, end de har været hidtil i valgkampen, da årets anden statsministerduel løb af stablen søndag - men aftenens hårdeste angreb komm først senere på aftenen, siger Elisabet Svane, Politikens politiske analyter.

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