Helle Thorning-Schmidt

More children than ever before live in conflict zones and are threatened with death and violence, the charity Save the Children said. The most dangerous places for young people are Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia.

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt, departing Danish Prime Minister announced she quits the leadership of her party, Socialdemokraterne, after her defeat in Thursday’s general elections.

The opposition, center-right coalition of Lars Løkke Rasmussen, including the Venstre party and the DF party acquired 90 parliamentary seats against 85 of the former Danish PM’s center-left coalition.

Denmark's center-right opposition won a parliamentary election after strong gains by an anti-immigration party that wants to limit the European Union's influence over the small Nordic country.
     

The opposition centre-right group, which is led by former Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen defeated the ruling centre-left coalition in the general elections, which were held in Denmark on Thursday.

Dressed in a denim shirt and black jeans, Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt cracked jokes and took selfies with supporters on the island of Bornholm, just days before a June 18 election that could end her political career. 

Prime Minister David Cameron starts a whirlwind two-day tour of European capitals including Paris and Berlin May 28 in a push to secure EU reforms before a referendum on whether Britain should leave.

Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt called on Wednesday an early general election to take place on June 18.

It is expected that her centre-left coalition will face a formidable challenge from the opposition, the BBC reports.

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The Danish government agreed on Tuesday on the elements of the EU's Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agenda, which will be submitted to a forthcoming referendum.

Denmark is likely to move from a complete opt-out on all JHA matters to a partial opt-in approach, EurActiv reports.