Danish Prime Minister overwhelmed by a person

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was attacked by a person on Kultorvet in Copenhagen on Friday night time.

A person has been arrested, the Danish Prime Minister’s Workplace tells the Ritzau information company.

– The Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was at the moment attacked and overwhelmed by a person in Kultorvet in Copenhagen. Mette is of course shocked after the assault. I’ve to say that it shakes all of us who’re near her, writes the Minister of the Surroundings Magnus Heunicke on X.

Her workplace says they don’t have any additional touch upon the matter.

It’s not recognized if the Prime Minister is injured.

Supporting statements

Frederiksen has obtained a number of messages of assist on social media this night.

– Full sympathy and assist for the Prime Minister. Violence isn’t okay, wrote Danish Individuals’s Social gathering chief Morten Messerschmidt.

Frederiksen’s celebration colleague Trine Bramsen additionally criticizes what occurred.

– In a democracy, you utilize phrases. With out violence, she writes on X accordingly DR.

Representatives from throughout the political spectrum in Denmark have additionally despatched statements of assist to the prime minister, in keeping with a Danish broadcaster.

There have additionally been a number of declarations throughout nationwide borders, together with the Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson, the president of Latvia and the top of the European Fee.

Police affirm “incident”

Police in Copenhagen have been skeptical of data. In an announcement on X/Twitter at 22:05 they nonetheless affirm that “there was an incident within the Prime Minister”.

– We’ve got arrested an individual within the case, who’s now being investigated. We’ve got no additional feedback right now, they write.

The police intelligence service additionally says they’re conscious of what occurred, however don’t wish to touch upon it, writing from Denmark TV2.

EU election marketing campaign

Not too long ago, Fredriksen has participated in an election marketing campaign on behalf of the principle candidate of the Social Democrats for the EU elections, Christel Schaldemose, forward of the election for the brand new EU Parliament on Sunday.

Schaldemose tells Ritzau that Frederiksen was not at Kultorvet in reference to the election marketing campaign.

Frederiksen has been the Prime Minister of Denmark since 2019.