DANISH PRIME MINISTER Mette Frederiksen was “hit” by a man on a Copenhagen square today, her office has confirmed. The Danish prime minister’s office said in a statement to the AFP news agency that Frederiksen was “shocked by the incident”, but did not provide further details. “Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was hit by a man Friday evening on Kultorvet in Copenhagen.
The man was subsequently arrested,” the statement said. The incident comes just two days before the Danish public are set to go to the polls for the European elections. European Council President Charles Michel and European Parliament President Roberta Metsola have condemned the attack.
Metsola urged the Danish head of government to “keep strong”, while adding in a post to X that “violence has no place in politics.” Michel in turn said he was “outraged by the assault”. “I strongly condemn this cowardly act of aggression,” he said said in a separate post to X.
Copenhagen police confirmed that an incident involving the prime minister had occurred but did not provide further details. “We have one person arrested in the case, which we are now investigating. At this time, we have no further comments or remarks on the case,” police said in a statement on X.
“I must say that it shakes all of us who are close to her,” Danish Environment Minister Magnus Heunicke said in a post to social media. “Something like this must not happen in our beautiful, safe and free country,” he said.