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Danish opposition parties lead with 75 pct vote counted

Xinhua, June 19, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Danish opposition parties led by Lars Loekke Rasmussen lead ahead of the bloc of Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt in a parliamentary election on Thursday with 75 percent of the vote counted, local media reported.

The Danish News Agency, Ritzaus, said Rasmussen's center-right bloc will have 91 seats in the parliament against the 84 seats of center-left red bloc, judging from vote counted.

Also, the new party, The Alternative, will win 4.3 percent of the vote, giving the party eight seats, according to the Ritzaus. Endit