Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen has introduced a three-party majority coalition that crosses the left-right divide and contains the chief of the Liberal Party and a former PM in key jobs.

It was the primary time in 44 years that such a centrist authorities had been fashioned, bringing an finish to the 2 blocs which have opposed one another for many years.

Liberal chief Jakob Ellemann-Jensen turned defence minister whereas former prime minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen — who as soon as headed the Liberals however left it to create the centrist Moderate social gathering that wished to bridge the centre hole — was put answerable for overseas affairs.

The new governing coalition was introduced late on Tuesday after 42 days of talks following the November 1 common elections.

The three events management 89 seats within the 179-seat parliament and are additionally supported by the 4 lawmakers representing the semi-independent Danish territories of Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.

The final time Denmark was ruled by a centrist coalition was in 1978 when the Social Democrats teamed up with the Liberals. That lasted eight months.