— Trust is not something you just get. Trust is something that must be built, maintained and created, he says in connection with the party’s congress this weekend.
Mette Frederiksen, who is prime minister in a transitional government, wants to form a broad government across the bloc border. This despite the fact that the red bloc got its own majority in the Norwegian Parliament in the election on 1 November.
Gaping at the door
So far, Venstre, the largest opposition party, has not been charmed by Frederiksen’s invitations. But now Jakob Ellemann-Jensen is still staring at the door to sit in government with S.
— Mette Frederiksen has her own majority, and then it is my task to ensure that we get the greatest possible influence with the mandates we now have, that is the best for Denmark, he says.
Confidence in Prime Minister Frederiksen took a hit, among other things, in connection with the mass killing of millions of minks during the pandemic.
The Social Democrats’ party leader, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, has had difficulty getting the government negotiations together. Stock image.”Has got a crack”
What is happening now is not government negotiations, Ellemann-Jensen emphasizes, but rather soundings.
The left-wing leader – whose party almost halved in the election compared to 2019 – does not want to give a straight answer to journalists’ questions about whether he has regained confidence.
— You have to earn it. The trust has taken a hit. We have to work on that and it requires both parties to make an effort.
The turnaround comes after Ellemann-Jensen spoke at the national convention on Saturday and was met with loud applause when he said it was now natural for the party to seek influence “in government or in opposition”.
If the difficulties with the formation of the government nevertheless continue, there is a risk that a new state budget will not have time to be presented before Christmas.