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Denmark’s deputy prime minister and economy minister announced Monday he was leaving politics and stepping down as head of the center-right Liberal Party to spend more time with his family after criticism within the party. The Liberals, however, are staying on in the three-party governing coalition that has been in office since December 2022. For now, Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will take over Jakob Ellemann-Jensen’s posts.

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Denmark's Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said on Monday he would retire from politics with immediate effect following six months' leave due to stress. Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will become acting deputy prime minister and economy minister, Ellemann-Jensen told a news briefing. "I would like to make clear that we will continue our work to implement the government platform, because I believe that the Liberal Party should continue in government," Lund Poulsen said.

Novo Nordisk’s market capitalisation at $410 billion is now larger than Denmark’s annual gross domestic product of $400 billion (last year).

The Copenhagen Post – your Danish Connection

The defense and economy ministers in Denmark’s centrist government swapped places Tuesday, a day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked Danish lawmakers for providing Kyiv with F-16 warplanes. Jakob Ellemann-Jensen who is also deputy prime minister in Denmark's three-party coalition and head of the Liberal Party, became economy minister.