Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked and crushed in Copenhagen this afternoon by a person who was later arrested.
This was reported by the Danish information company Ritzau. The incident reportedly occurred at a market in Kultorvet within the capital's outdated city.
Frederiksen mentioned she was shocked by what had occurred. The incident, which was condemned by the area's leaders, occurred simply two days earlier than the European elections.
Danish authorities didn’t present any additional details about Frederiksen's situation.
“Oh no, what a shock. Denmark will not be like that. Now we have not attacked our prime minister. I ship my finest ideas to Mette,” wrote Vice President and Minister of Protection, the liberal Troels Lund Poulsen, on the social media community X.
The message from the Vice President and Minister of Protection, the liberal Troels Lund Poulsen.The leaders of the principle Danish events and several other ministers additionally reacted on social networks by condemning the incident and sending messages of help to Frederiksen.
Mette Frederiksen, 46, has been head of presidency since June 2019: in her first time period on the head of a centre-left coalition; and since December 2022 on the head of a centre-left management with two right-wing forces.
The assault befell throughout the European elections, which started on Thursday and can final till Sunday. The long run 720 members of the European Parliament shall be elected.
Frederiksen led the marketing campaign a number of occasions within the run-up to Sunday's European elections with the Social Democrats' essential EU candidate, Christel Schaldemose. Nonetheless, Schaldemose made it clear that his presence in Kultorvet had nothing to do along with his election marketing campaign.