I don't think Mette Frederiksen should be prime minister for the rest of my political life.

If Left Wing is to return to the blue bloc, there must be something for Left Wing to return to, and the way is long.

Therefore, the chairman of the Left Wing, Troels Lund Poulsen, urges the parties in the liberal camp to put aside tactical maneuvers and instead show that they are ready to take responsibility.

- What is needed, according to Troels Lund Poulsen in a longer interview about Left Wing in DR's political podcast Slotsholmen, is a greater sense of responsibility.

- The fact is that some of the political reforms that the government proposes are ones that Left Wing would support in another political configuration, but where they may now, due to party tactical reasons, prefer to have disagreements and squabbles.

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Hoping for a blue government

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Troels Lund Poulsen does not hide the fact that he is pleased with the coalition government between the Social Democrats and Moderates, and that Left Wing gets a lot of politics implemented in this configuration.

However, he opened a door to the blue bloc in September by saying at a top meeting in Danish Industry that he "hopes" for a blue government.

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But it makes good sense, thinks Left Wing chairman.

- If I had said that I didn't hope for a blue government, people would have thought: What exactly is going on in his head? Why doesn't he want a blue government?

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> If I had said that I didn't hope for a blue government,

> people would have thought: What exactly is going on in his head

> Troels Lund Poulsen, Left Wing chairman

- I want a blue government because there are many things that bind the blue parties together, and we are also in agreement on many initiatives that a coming society hopefully will include, he says.

Is it something you hope for, or something you will actively work for?

- My hope is that there will be a blue government, and I also reach out to those who will be part of shaping Denmark. Therefore, I also hope that we can agree on a political program at some point. But I must also acknowledge that it looks a bit chaotic when I look around the Folketing chamber in these times.

But you have just told us that Left Wing can actually get a lot through in a coalition government with the Social Democrats and Moderates. So why really hope for a blue government?

- Because Left Wing is a blue party. We are a bourgeois party. We have had many good years of cooperation.

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Hoping Left Wing comes home

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Liberal Alliance, the Conservatives, and the Danish People's Party have recently urged Left Wing to return to the blue bloc.

And when the Danish People's Party held a congress over the weekend, their leader Inger Støjberg once again expressed the dream of a Denmark where Mette Frederiksen is not prime minister.

- Honestly, it would be nice just to wake up one morning in Denmark where Mette Frederiksen is not prime minister?, she said.

Inger Støjberg at Danish People's Party's congress, where she once again urged Left Wing to return (Photo: © Bo Amstrup, Bo Amstrup / Ritzau Scanpix)

Troels Lund Poulsen, have you had similar thoughts?

- It's not the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, whether Mette Frederiksen is prime minister or not.

- But it is clear that I don't think Mette Frederiksen should be prime minister for the rest of my political life. I hope there will be another prime minister. I hope there will be a blue one again.

Troels Lund Poulsen will not answer when he thinks it might happen.

- I think it's a dream that we can get the blue parties to come together and lead Denmark. But as it looks now, I don't think it will happen tomorrow at least, says Troels Lund Poulsen.

You can listen to the entire interview with Troels Lund Poulsen today in the latest episode of Slotsholmen, which you can find by clicking here.

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