#snap election

Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen of Denmark has emerged as one of the more based leaders of Western democracies. Her resistance to Donald Trump's lust for Greenland has boosted her popularity in Denmark. Do she has decided to take advantage of that approval spike by calling early parliamentary elections.

Denmark will hold a snap election next month, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced Thursday. “I have recommended to King Frederik that elections be held on March 24,” Frederiksen told lawmakers during a plenary session of the Danish parliament in Copenhagen. With less than a year left in the current parliamentary term, the country was due to go to the polls no later than Oct. 31. But the decision to move up the date of the vote is likely based on the surge of support Frederiksen’s ruling Social Democrats have experienced as a result of U.S. President Donald Trump’s aggressive threats to annex Greenland. [ ... ] In an interview later Thursday with DR, Frederiksen said it was a responsible decision to call for elections now, despite the pressure from Trump’s escalations over Greenland. “You could also put it this way: Trump should not decide over Greenland, and he should not decide when there are elections in Denmark either.”

In NATO countries, the "Trump effect" has been producing unfavorable results for him.

In Canada, the Liberal Party was running third in some polls in December of 2024. When newly installed Prime Minister Mark Carney called early elections for last April the Liberals won a near majority in Parliament.

Mette Frederiksen is counting on a "Greenland bounce" thanks to Trump.

Greenland is not the only issue in Denmark. But Frederiksen has shown that Denmark won't be bullied by Trump. And she does well on another big European issue – migration. Under Frederiksen, Denmark has placed strict controls on the number of migrants settling in the country. So far right parties have not been able to gain much traction on the issue; two far right parties together have only one-eighth of the seats in parliament.

The Folketing is Denmark's 179 member unicameral parliament. If you include the 2 MPs each from Greenland and the Færoe Islands, there are 16 parties plus several independents. No single party has won a majority in living memory. So if Frederiksen's Socialdemokratiet party comes in first, it will still be necessary to put together a coalition government.

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed a royal decree on 12 December to dissolve parliament, paving the way for a snap general election to be held within 45–60 days. Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, the country’s third leader since August 2023, announced the dissolution late Wednesday, declaring he was “returning power to the people.” Thailand Parliament Dissolved The move follows…

Reuters l Seoul: South Korean Opposition Leader Lee Jae-myung was elected president in Tuesday's snap election**(June, 3 KST)

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According to National Election Commission data, Lee had 49.42% of the vote and the conservative candidate Kim Moon-soo had 41.15%.

**The snap election was triggered by the impeachment of former President Yoon Suk-yeol, who plunged South Korea into turmoil with his December declaration of martial law last year.

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New president vows to unite divided nation in inaugural address

President Lee Jae-myung pledged Wednesday(June 4th, KST) to make national unity his top priority, vowing to break with the era of divisive politics.

In his inaugural address at the National Assembly in Seoul, Lee cast himself as a “president for all,” emphasizing that the office carries a responsibility to serve every citizen — regardless of whom they supported at the ballot box.

South Korea provides its citizens with a public Holiday for the (Presidential) Election Day. May 29-30, 2025 were in-person pre-election days with 3,568 elections booth open across the country, including at major transportation hubs such as Incheon Airport. So far, 34.74% of the population has voted. Continue reading Second day of presidential elections ends with 34.74% of the votes.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney calls for snap election amid trade war with U.S.

Carney said he needs a strong mandate to deal with a festering trade war launched by U.S. President Donald Trump.

March 23, 2025, 11:04 AM MST / Updated March 23, 2025, 11:54 AM MST

By Mirna Alsharif

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a snap election amid a festering trade war and annexation threats from U.S. President Donald Trump.