Danish Government Talks Stop Because of Problems with the US about Greenland

Apr 24, 2026, 13:23

Introduction

One month after the election, talks to form a new government cannot move forward. The current government has problems with the United States about Greenland.

Main Body

Mette Frederiksen is the prime minister for now. She leads the talks. She has support from left-wing parties only. This is not enough for a majority. Her coalition lost its majority on March 24. Voters were unhappy about high living costs. Her party has 38 seats out of 179. She says there is no deadline for the talks. Two other parties do not want to work with very left-wing parties. The government can only do limited things now. The US President Donald Trump said bad things about Greenland. He called it a ''big, poorly run piece of ice''. Greenland''s leader was angry. A party leader says a coalition is ''far away''. Another leader says Frederiksen should stop leading the talks. An analyst says no majority for her economic plans. She must change her plans or let someone else lead.

Conclusion

There is no new government yet. The current government cannot act strongly. This makes the problem with the US about Greenland harder. The prime minister must make difficult choices.

Vocabulary Learning

election
A time when people vote to choose a leader or government.選舉
Example:The election was one month ago.
government
The group of people who make decisions for a country.政府
Example:The current government cannot act strongly.
party
A group of people with the same political ideas.政黨
Example:Her party has 38 seats out of 179.
problem
Something that is difficult or causes trouble.問題
Example:The government has a problem with the US.
support
Help or agreement from someone.支持
Example:She has support from left-wing parties.

Sentence Learning

Mette Frederiksen is the prime minister for now.
This sentence uses the present tense of the verb 'to be' (is) to describe a current fact. 'For now' means at this moment, but it may change.本句使用動詞「是」的現在式來描述一個當前的事實。「For now」表示此刻，但可能改變。
She has support from left-wing parties only.
This sentence uses the present tense verb 'has' to show possession. 'Only' limits the support to left-wing parties.本句使用現在式動詞「有」來表示擁有。「Only」將支持限制在左翼政黨。
Her coalition lost its majority on March 24.
This sentence uses the past tense verb 'lost' to talk about a finished action. 'On March 24' tells when it happened.本句使用過去式動詞「失去」來談論一個已完成的動作。「On March 24」說明發生的時間。
The US President Donald Trump said bad things about Greenland.
This sentence uses the past tense verb 'said' to report a past statement. 'Bad things' is the object, and 'about Greenland' tells the topic.本句使用過去式動詞「說」來報告過去的陳述。「Bad things」是受詞，「about Greenland」說明主題。
There is no new government yet.
This sentence uses the 'There is' structure to say something exists or does not exist. 'No' makes it negative, and 'yet' means up to now.本句使用「There is」結構來表示某物存在或不存在。「No」使其為否定，「yet」表示直到現在。