Frederiksen II Cabinet

The Frederiksen II Cabinet (colloquially, the SVM government (Danish: SVM-regeringen) took office on 15 December 2022 and succeeded the Frederiksen I Cabinet following the 2022 Danish general election. Headed by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, it is a grand coalition consisting of the Social Democrats, Venstre, and the Moderates. It was announced on 13 December following a record 42 days of negotiations.[2][3] The government is supported by the Union Party and the Social Democratic Party from the Faroe Islands, as well as Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit from Greenland.[4] The Social Liberals has also said that it intends to be neither a supporting party nor part of the opposition.[1] As the government has 89 of the 179 seats in the Folketing, it effectively operates as a majority government.[5]

Second Frederiksen Cabinet
79th Cabinet of Denmark
2022–present
Frederiksen in 2022
Date formed	15 December 2022 (2022-12-15)
People and organisations
Head of state	Margrethe II of Denmark
Head of government	Mette Frederiksen
Deputy head of government	Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
No. of ministers	24
Member parties	Social Democrats Venstre Moderates
Status in legislature	Majority government 89 / 179 Supported by: Social Liberal Party[lower-alpha 1][1] Union Party Social Democratic Party Siumut Inuit Ataqatigiit
Opposition parties	Green Left Denmark Democrats Liberal Alliance The Conservatives Red-Green Alliance Alternative New Right Danish People's Party
History
Legislature term(s)	2022–2026[lower-alpha 2]
Predecessor	Frederiksen I

It is the first time in more than 40 years the Social Democrats and the Liberals (Venstre), who are usually rivals, are in a government together.[6]