Denmark's centre-right coalition talks break down, prolonging political deadlock

COPENHAGEN, May 22 (Reuters) - ‌Denmark's acting ​Defence ​Minister Troels Lund Poulsen's attempt to form a centre-right government broke ‌down on Friday, he said, prolonging ⁠a post-election stalemate in the Nordic country's parliament.

A ‌March election resulted in ‌a fragmented assembly of 12 parties, with Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen resigning after her ​Social Democrats remained the largest party but suffered their worst election result ⁠since 1903.

Poulsen, leader of the right-wing Liberal Party, had been ​asked by the king to explore government options after caretaker Prime Minister ​Frederiksen's own coalition talks ‌collapsed earlier this month.

He had sought to form a government, seeking ⁠backing from right-wing parties, but failed to secure support from Lars Lokke Rasmussen's centrist Moderate ⁠Party, which had abandoned talks with Frederiksen and ​proposed that Poulsen be given the task.

Denmark's King Frederik will now hold fresh talks with party leaders ‌and could ask Frederiksen to make another attempt at forming a ‌government, or hand the task to ⁠one of the ‌other party leaders.

(Reporting ​by Stine Jacobsen and Jesus Calero, editing by Terje Solsvik and Anna ‌Ringstrom)

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