Only Teardrops for Mette Frederiksen? - a podcast by Sam Rippon and Chern Han Mah

This week's episode looks back at the results from last weekend’s state election in Lower Saxony (Germany) and previews the upcoming snap General Election in Denmark. In Lower Saxony, despite a slight fall in their vote, Stephan Weil’s SPD looks likely to begin a third time in Office, but this time with the Greens. In the midst of Scholz’s struggling federal approval ratings, how were the SPD able to pull off this win? How will the FDP react to yet another disappointing state election result? And how might these result affect the coalition on the federal level?

In Denmark, as Mette Frederiksen prepares to face the voters again, Sam and Chern unpack how this election came about and how the main contenders are faring. After the Social Liberals forced this snap election in the first place, will they benefit from that decision, and will they remain aligned with the Red Bloc after polling day? For the Blue Bloc, are the Liberals still the main opposition contender for the premiership, or is Søren Pape Poulsen positioning the Conservatives well to challenge them? And what role with former Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen play after election day? All these questions, and more, answered in this week's podcast.

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