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A VK leak from the government negotiations about a 20-year-old agreement on the retirement age has brought the talks to a head.

Venstre and Konservative are backing Mette Frederiksen into a corner

Mette Frederiksen (S) and Mona Juul (K) were hugging the day after the general election. Since then, four weeks of coalition talks have gone nowhere. Foto: Jens Dresling
Mette Frederiksen (S) and Mona Juul (K) were hugging the day after the general election. Since then, four weeks of coalition talks have gone nowhere. Foto: Jens Dresling
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In a striking insider account from the usually sealed-off coalition talks, Venstre and the Conservatives are turning the screws on Mette Frederiksen, the Social Democrat charged with forming Denmark’s next government.

Party leaders Troels Lund Poulsen (V) and Mona Juul (K) are demanding a written commitment that the 20-year-old agreement on the population’s retirement age must serve as the starting point for any further government negotiations—which otherwise look bleak.

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