Copenhagen: Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt conceded defeat in Thursday's general election and resigned as Social Democratic party leader after a record score for an anti-immigration party lifted the opposition right-wing bloc to victory.
"Dear friends, I have decided to step down and therefore our party now has to find another leader," she said, her voice shaking.
"Tomorrow I will go to the Queen and tell her that the government is stepping down. Now it is up to Lars Lokke Rasmussen to try to form a government," she added, referring to the leader of the main right-wing party Venstre.
Thorning-Schmidt's approval ratings languished for most of her four-year tenure as the economy dipped in and out of recession and her centre-left coalition cut benefits and lowered taxes.
"Dear friends, I have decided to step down and therefore our party now has to find another leader," she said, her voice shaking.
"Tomorrow I will go to the Queen and tell her that the government is stepping down. Now it is up to Lars Lokke Rasmussen to try to form a government," she added, referring to the leader of the main right-wing party Venstre.
Thorning-Schmidt's approval ratings languished for most of her four-year tenure as the economy dipped in and out of recession and her centre-left coalition cut benefits and lowered taxes.
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