Rasmussen to stay in office after poll

Updated: 20:55, Tuesday, 13 November 2007

Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to retain power after today's general election.

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Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen is set to retain power after today's general election.

His centre-right coalition is on target for a third term in office, according to projections from public service broadcaster DR.

With 9% of votes counted, DR predicted that the Liberal-Conservative coalition and its far-right ally, the Danish People's Party, would take 94 seats in the 179-seat parliament - an absolute majority.

Exit polls before voting ended had suggested the bloc, led by Mr Rasmussen's Liberals, would need the added muscle of the New Alliance, a six-month-old centrist party that had pledged to support Rasmussen in coalition talks.

The Social Democrat-led opposition was trailing with 77 seats, the projection showed, while New Alliance got four seats.

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