Danish PM Frederiksen resigns and coalition talks begin following close election – Europe live

Prime minister expected to remain as caretaker and told supporters she was ‘ready to take on the responsibility’ of the role for next four years

Speaking at the debate, Frederiksen confirms she has submitted her government’s resignation as it is clear the outgoing three-party government will not have enough mandates to continue.

But she stresses the urgency of the task to form the new government, as “the world is not waiting for us out there and it has only become more unsettled since the election was called.”