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Darling, you've spent 70,000 kroner

l only had my Eurocard from the ministry

l'll take these...

...and settle it with your office

Kasper, my usually smart ex...

...asked me today...

...if l was seeing anyone

Ole!

Come on, for God's sake!

lt's not funny, OK?

I think he's dead

Where are you? l'll be right over

l know what could get the right person elected...

...if used wisely

This, Lars Hesselboe...

...is a receipt proving that...

...you billed the state 70,000 kroner for gifts to your wife

Come in at nine tomorrow and clear your desk

You look like a stateswoman

Birgitte! Birgitte!

They want me for Prime Minister

"The prince knows that it is much safer to be feared than loved"

The Solidarity Party, the Green Party, the Labour Party...

...and us

-Together we have 91 seats -You have the seats you need

Do you think anyone has cold feet?

You have the seats you need

-Labour may have got cold feet -Laugesen just got knocked out

-Nervous? -Why should l be?

Because Her Majesty is behind that door...

...waiting to give you the mandate to form a Cabinet...

...as our first female Prime Minister

The people gave me the mandate

Posing as a Republican now, are we?

You're loving this

Cabinet-forming with the Queen is a nice tradition

Election winner meets Queen. "How do you do? Ball's in my court"

lt's the least we can do after giving power to the people in 1849

Why is Her Majesty keeping us waiting?

Maybe she went out for cigarettes

Would you like more coffee while you wait?

No, thank you

Her Majesty will see you in a moment

Something's wrong

They're playing for time

We're losing already

Bloody hell! Everyone wants you to chair the negotiations

Bent, don't swear in the palace

This isn't the hard part

You're not Prime Minister yet

The hard part will be controlling things over the next few days...

...so you can announce your Cabinet

Look, we've got 91 seats. Can't the bitch count?

Her Majesty will see you now

Thank you

COUNT TO 90

What was the Queen like?

She was polite in a royal way

Do they live like they do on TV?

Yes

Did you curtsey?

-You have to -That's crazy

-Morning -Morning

Morning

The Prime Minister is in our kitchen

Let's wait and see

-Good morning, Bent -l've lined up today's meetings

Solidarity, Greens, Liberals and the Freedom Party this afternoon

What about Labour and Laugesen?

We haven't scheduled them in yet. l'm banking on them coming first

Mum, you're on TV

Hang on, Bent

We're on TV

The big question everyone is asking today is...

...is Denmark going to get its first female Prime Minister?

Yesterday Birgitte Nyborg took the first step...

...when she was appointed Royal lnvestigator

-Torben Friis, weIcome -Thank you

What kind of game are we witnessing at the moment?

lt's quite simply a game of political power in Denmark

Let's begin with Hesselboe. He has had a dramatic 24 hours

lndeed, and as a result, the Cabinet stood down yesterday

There is no doubt that he had a bad election...

...and l am betting this nasty affair about fraudulent...

lt has been seven good years, Lars

It has been important...

Thank you

And that's where Laugesen comes in. He is partly to blame

Labour headed by Michael Laugesen...

...suffered their worst election ever

Laugesen's very aggressive attack...

Yes?

When can you see the radio journalists?

Bjørn, get the hell out

-Get lost! -All right!

Michael Laugesen is fighting for his political life

His party and his constituents have taken exception to him...

...and his campaign methods

Let's look at the distribution of seats in the new Parliament

91 and 88

That shows a clear majority

Birgitte!

So the Prime Minister cycles to work?

You had better ask the Prime Minister

When will you be forming the Cabinet?

l have no comment

Good morning

Birgitte

-Amir -Congratulations

-Thanks -lt's fantastic

lt's a historic chance to get Denmark back on track

l've drafted a proposal...

l'm meeting with Labour first, Amir

l know

lt's a great day for democracy, Birgitte

Good morning

Can we switch to fruit in meetings? l've given those up

Laugesen and Labour aren't coming just yet

They're coming this afternoon. They're being tactical

Or maybe his party is falling apart

-Let's reschedule another party, then -l already did

The Freedom Party has time now...

...and then Solidarity, we hope

And please tell Laugesen it's crucial he shows up today at some point

Tell him we're forming a Cabinet without Labour

No, don't do that. Come off it, Bent

-Look. We need to close this today -No chance

This is a new government. Everyone gets a chance

l've drawn up a list for each party, including the Freedom Party

Aicha Nagrawi

-Good morning -Good morning

l just wanted to tell you we can meet at eleven

But l want to stress that we have a list of items...

...crucial to our contemplating a potential collaboration

Here you are

Thanks. And congratulations on being elected

The lady has got a new head scarf, l see

-Hello, there -Svend Åge

My mum wore a head scarf, too. She was from a fishing town

-Hello, Bent -Hello

Congratulations on your fantastic election

Congratulations to you, too

You did well

Sit down

Thank you for coming, d Åge

l know we have quite a political gap to bridge

StilI, I'd like to find out where we see eye to eye

Landslide-shocked are we, Birgitte?

OK, let's begin with tax policy. Your last bill...

Look...

l followed Glistrup back in 1971 ...

...when the Conservatives refused to let him run

After that, Glistrup formed the Progress Party

One and a half years later...

...he gained 28 seats in Parliament

He didn't hesitate for a second. He was a winner

Your party just doubled its vote

Why don't you sound like a winner?

-Glistrup went to prison -Please listen to me

You and l differ on immigration...

...economy, taxes, culture, environment...

Everything you stand for, l'm against

l am evil incarnate in your intellectual little world

You shouldn't have time to drink coffee with me

But let me give you a piece of advice

Take the head of the table when you chair negotiations

You don't mind if l take a pastry with me, do you?

Have a nice day now

l bet Iots of people would want to fuck the Prime Minister...

...if it were Nyborg

l've never heard anyone talk about fucking a Prime Minister

She's sexy

Did Hanne Holm congratulate you on hosting the final debate?

-There are five more... -Morning

Give me a cigarette, Dan

-l thought you had quit -Exactly

We've got a hectic schedule...

...but before we begin, we need to cover the funeral of Ole Dahl...

...Hesselboe's late spin doctor...

...who is being buried today

l think it's going to draw a huge crowd

That guy knew everyone

Simon, take a crew and get some comments

Oh, and, yes of course...

Pia, you've got a scoop. Do tell

Lars Hesselboe and his wife will appear on Focus this Sunday

They will be talking about Dahl's death...

...but first and foremost about marriage and their downfall

l'm thinking... Katrine

OK? lt's the perfect job for you. You're great at emotions

l won't have time to prepare for it

What?

l'm planning on attending the funeral

You've lost me now. Did you know him?

We were in contact for my interviews with Hesselboe

And during the election, l talked to him a lot...

l'll do it. Katrine can anchor at six

lf it's OK with Katrine

-Are you with us on this? -What?

-Are you OK to swap? -Yes

Great

Have we got any background info for a feature on Nyborg?

-We're talking to her old classmates -Great

Lay it on thick

Torben here. See you later

OK, let's go through it again

l went up there to feel out the Moderates

l know where we stand

Nyborg hasn't got a clue what she is doing. lt's a waste of time

Are you sure?

Hi, Lars

-See you later -Yes

What ministries do you want?

Environment and five or six soft ones

Maybe Climate and two seats on the Co-ordination Council

You're entitled to four ministries, Max

Do you want to be Prime Minister?

Of course. But l won't be blackmailed. Let's call it a day

-Think it over and let me know -Great

An lnger Hansen is here

-Hi -Hello

l'm afraid Lars Hesselboe can't meet with you in person

We have an appointment. l just saw him in the hall

Who are you?

lnger Hansen. l'm a member of the Liberals

Can you speak for the party?

Yes, during the initial meetings

Tell Hesselboe there won't be any initial meetings

We're forming a Cabinet

lf Hesselboe can't find the time, we'll proceed without the Liberals

The onIy thing you need is Labour to close the deal

Laugesen's due any moment

Don't bet on it

He's leaving Parliament now

Laugesen is leaving now

Have you given Birgitte Nyborg your support to be Prime Minister?

l am afraid l haven't yet met with Nyborg

l have a meeting with my constituents in Middelfart

-Are you still party leader? -No comment

Arrogant bastard. We agreed to meet an hour and a half ago

Michael, Birgitte Nyborg speaking

Ring me as soon as you get this message

We're watching you leave on TV, and we have a meeting in ten minutes

l find your behaviour baffling, to say the least

l expect you to ring me back and reschedule as soon as possible

Great. Thanks

What the hell is going on, Bent?

l'm stuck without Labour

l can't form a bloody Cabinet with Solidarity and the Greens!

l'm losing control

l'm losing control. lt's slipping away

Birgitte, calm down, and go home to your family

You lost the battle today. You're going to win tomorrow

Did you get that? Even in the cheap seats?

l stilI don't understand. What does "G" stand for?

Could you at least pretend you've read this, please?

"G" stands for government. State funds or credits

Page 27 in lnternational Finance

This is basic knowledge, people

That's all for today

Can you tell us about Friedman?

Yes. Milton Friedman, Nobel prize-winner 1976

Reagan's economic adviser in the 80s

Next time, people

-How about..? -No, Amina

Get a coffee and find yourself a boyfriend. Bye for now

Hi, kids

Hi, sweetheart

Great! l thought you had to...

-We weren't getting anywhere today -Oh, l see

l need to make more random visits. What good-looking students you have!

Stupid girl!

l know Laugesen is just flexing his muscles...

...but without Labour on board, l'm dead

l'm the smaller party

Why would they make me Prime Minister?

-Because they took a beating -Yes

Yes, they're the largest party, but they have never been smaller

lf you want the job, just take it

lf l want the job...

You've got to bluff

Everyone does it in the corporate world

This isn't about qualifications

Stop it

-Men... -Stop it

Men pretend to be twice as good as they are in job interviews

Women make themselves out to be half as good...

...by talking about what they can't do...

...just to be on the safe side

Why are there so few female poker players?

They can't bluff

You've got to take the head of the table

lf you show them you're a leader, you're a leader

You wannabe business coach!

l can take the head of the table

-So what's the problem? -There isn't one

-What's going on? -He keeps doing this...

Leave him alone

Kids, listen up!

Hey, we're talking

lf you want to beat each other up, go somewhere else

See?

That's taking the head of the table

We'll have to have a serious talk with the kids...

...if l become Prime Minister

Not "if", "when". Positive vibes

l mean it

Everything will change. My free time for you all. Everything

They know

l'll talk to them

You and l need to talk, too

-We made a deal back then -Of course

But this is different. Another ball game...

Why?

l'm not going to tell my wife l don't want her to be Prime Minister

Who wants to tell their wife that?

What are you doing?

Taking the head of the table

-Hi -Good morning, beautiful

l came by, but you weren't home. l thought you'd be punishing yourself

Water?

Thanks

What did you want?

Nothing. Just to talk

ls everything OK?

No, everything is crap

l miss him so much, l don't know what to do

What did you do?

-How did you leave him after l left? -ln his bed

l removed all signs of him not being alone when he died

Are you OK?

l don't work for Birgitte and the Moderates any more

Just thought you should know

Did they sack you?

No, for God's sake. l left

They're just too politically correct

The official line is that l left over a mutual disagreement

Are you upset?

No

Have you heard...

...where Laugesen got the receipts that nailed the Prime Minister?

Maybe from a source in the Prime Minister's office

Nobody really knows. Why?

No reason

l'm just not in the know any more

l have to be at work in an hour

Thanks. This was nice of you. See you

Let's have breakfast sometime

-Good morning -Good morning

-Labour's light was on aIl night -How much do we know?

Laugesen is mounting his strongest team

Unless we have a concrete offer...

...he'll smell blood

l'm not backing down on integration

They can have Finance, Justice, Foreign Affairs and six more

We'll take Economic and Business

And don't give in

Morning, all

-Are we early? -Not at all

Michael, Höxenhaven, Marrot

-Welcome. Sit down -Thank you

-Congratulations again -Thanks

Have you gone vegan on me?

Can't a guy get his morning meeting pastry?

-Let's get straight to work -Yes

We met with the Greens and the Solidarity Party yesterday

l didn't want to get into the specifics until we had met

Let me give you an overview...

-Look, before we continue... -Let me just draw up...

Birgitte, l want you to know l respect your position...

...as Royal lnvestigator

Thank you

lf Labour had not got back in step this quickly...

...you'd have been an obvious Prime Minister

Excuse me, but what is going on?

l have a unified Labour behind me

We want you to tell the Queen your negotiations have failed...

...and you're proposing me as the new lnvestigator

Why on earth would l do that?

l doubt you'll be proposing Lars Hesselboe again

Besides, we're the largest party

Of course we should head the Cabinet

You're the largest party...

...but you've never had fewer MPs

Look, yesterday l negotiated with Amir from the Greens...

...and Lindenkrone from Solidarity

They're nominating me as Prime Minister

Birgitte, your day will come

And we have a concrete offer for you

-Bjørn, send the papers round, please -OK

Solidarity is out of the question

lt's down to us, you and the Greens

Amir gets Environment and Health

And other titbits. He's easy to buy

We're offering you Economy, Business Affairs...

...Employment and four soft ones

So you get the Home Office, Finance and Foreign Affairs?

Well, it's just a proposal

No way. We can't work with this

Oh, yes, and you get Justice, too

l forgot

But we just agreed...

We'll work it out

As l said, it's a proposal

For negotiations to resume you must see the Queen...

...and recommend me as lnvestigator

We need to think

We're forming the Cabinet tomorrow...

...with or without you

You're going to get seven seats in the Cabinet

Hello!

You can still look your voters in the eye

Right, Birgitte?

That's all for now. Coming?

Yes

l'll just grab an apple

ls it organic?

Have a nice day

Hanne has come to clear her desk

l've got the brass behind me so that's just the way it is

-Are you OK? -Of course. Thanks

-Hanne? -What do you want?

l'm sad to be losing you as a colleague

l don't know who sent that email about you

-l was shocked when l heard about it -Shocked?

l'm the one who's shocked...

...shocked that an ignorant, young journalist like you...

...is taking over the final debate and becoming the prime-time anchor

You're not ready

Still, the most depressing thing is...

...the way the staff have treated the election and its outcome

Ratings and free premiere tickets mean more...

...to you young, beautiful people than critical investigative journalism

You're newsreaders. That's all

We've all got to start somewhere

Great. So start somewhere

Why did Labour and the Liberals avoid meeting the Moderates yesterday?

How did Michael Laugesen get hold of information...

...about Hesselboe's misuse of funds?

You ignore the cruciaI stuff pertaining to how this country is run

You rant about party strife...

...and churn out glossy articles...

...about when Birgitte Nyborg headed the student council

Congratulations

l just came to say l've appreciated having you as a colleague

Katrine?

Just to satisfy my curiosity...

...was Iabelling me a drunk enough to get you my job...

...or did you have to fuck the head of news, too?

So what are my options?

You always ask that

Tell the Queen you want to nominate Laugesen as Prime Minister

With support from the Greens and Solidarity...

...he's the Opposition leader

Nominate anyone else and you'll lose credibility

He's an unscrupulous bastard

-He'll be a bastard of a boss, too -l agree

Still, we get seven seats. That's not bad

Birgitte, you did your best

-Goodnight, darling -Goodnight

-Are you OK? -Yes, thanks

Goodnight

-Goodnight. Sleep tight -Sleep tight

lt's hard being comforted by the kids for not becoming Prime Minister

You made Minister of Economy and Business Affairs

Yes

Still, it's not the same

Magnus said not to feel bad

His PE teacher said second place was just as good

Shit!

No more shit. There, it's gone

That was typical Laugesen. He always pulls these stunts

-Right, so l should have known -Drink my wine, why don't you?

Amina?

Does she write as well as she flirts?

She's far better at flirting

Look

Something's really bugging me

l had so been looking forward...

...to the Prime Minister giving me a blow job

l'll ask if Laugesen's game

Please do

-Birgitte Nyborg? -Yes

l've got information that could bring Michael Laugesen down

What? Who is this?

l can't discuss that on the phone. l would prefer that we meet

l don't want to meet you unless l know who you are

l'm sure both you and Bent Sejrø will find my information interesting

The future of the nation is at stake

Ten o'cIock at the Marble Bridge?

OK

What was that about?

-Mint? -No, thanks

-Do you want me to come? -No

Troels?

l'm sorry about this, but l'm not taking any chances

What would you do...

...if Michael Laugesen was forced to stand down...

...as party leader tomorrow?

But how?

Would you support a new party leader to head the Cabinet?

That depends on who

lf Laugesen stands down...

...he'll be succeeded by one of the two deputy leaders

You or Bjørn Marrot?

Bjørn isn't cut out to be a leader

He has no popular support

He is Laugesen's lackey

You want to be Prime Minister?

How will you topple Laugesen?

l've got hold of email correspondence between Laugesen and his allies

Read it for yourself

The press will have a field day

"The sight of Aicha Nagrawi from the Solidarity Party makes me sick...

"...with that fanatical scarf she wears...

"...to promote a medieval, anti-democratic religion"

-How do l know these are real? -l've got them all on my computer

And that's just the start of it

He also writes that he's going to ban head scarves in public...

...if he comes to power

-He wouldn't dare -Are you willing to take a chance?

Even if he doesn't...

...this correspondence is more than enough to topple him

But l need your support...

...to make it worth the trouble

l'll have to talk to Sejrø about it

Let me know before the deadline for the morning papers

Midnight. lt must hit tomorrow's news

We want Foreign Affairs, too

-Deal -l'll be in touch

l knew l had some left

This is one of the craziest political tackles...

...l've ever seen

Höx has been a loyal party man for twenty years...

Laugesen's avid supporter

Caesar was murdered by his friends, too

l sense a history lesson coming

l want to show you something

We've got several old dynasties here at Parliament

lsn't Troels the fourth generation of Höxenhavens in office?

Precisely

His great-grandfather, Eugén Höxenhaven...

...was a Cabinet member back in 1 91 5

He thought he was going to be Justice Minister

Zahle, who was heading the government had promised it to him...

...but the rogue went back on his word

There's old Höxenhaven

See the bitter look on his face? He was cheated

Zahle made himself Prime Minister and Justice Minister

That's the closest the family has come to leading a ministry

Höx was promised the Justice Ministry until he offered it to us

Precisely

Höx sees history repeating itself. Laugesen forms his Cabinet tomorrow

Unless Höx acts, he'll never be a minister

Well? What do you think?

You're the party leader

l don't want Laugesen to be our next Prime Minister

-Troels Höxenhaven -Troels, it's Birgitte. We're in

See you at the funeral tomorrow

Katrine?

Hi, Mum

-What time is it? -Nearly ten

-What are you doing here? -You won't return my calls

-You've been looking a mess lately -What do you mean?

-You haven't seen me in a while -l see you every night on TV

You can't tell a thing from watching me on TV

l'm going to make coffee

l've only got instant

-Do you have any milk? -Of course

No

Katrine, what's wrong?

-Have you got boyfriend troubles? -No

Tell me, who died?

Oh, sweetheart

l loved him so much, Mum

He died right next to me

He had a heart problem, but l didn't know

When is the funeral?

Later today

l can't go

He was married, Mum

He had a wife and two young children

They didn't know

They didn't

You have to say goodbye

Don't you have a friend you could bring?

A good friend, a really good friend?

There's nothing in the papers

-What's going on? -l don't know

For God's sake

Bent, you're in a church

OK

So he got cold feet

When someone is taken from us...

...far too early...

...we are overwhelmed by the senselessness

But even when it makes no sense...

...even in our darkest hour...

...love prevails...

...resurrection prevails

Paul wrote in his first epistle to the Corinthians...

"Death...

..."Death is swallowed up in victory...

..."O death, where is thy sting?...

..."O death, where is thy victory?"

The widow will say a few words

LABOUR DEMANDS LAUGESEN'S EXlT AFTER RAClST STATEMENTS!

Ole's life revolved around politics

And so, clearly, does his funeral

He wouldn't have wanted it any other way

He loved the battles and the game

When you loved Ole like l did...

...you always knew you had an incredible rival...

...Parliament

Ole loved Parliament

And Parliament could be a demanding mistress...

...craving him both day and night at times

But Ole was a fantastic father to our children...

...and a wonderful man

They were internal and confidential

So find out, for God's sake!

l'll call you

Did you tell anyone about the information on the Prime Minister?

Just how important do you think you are, you fool?

lt doesn't bloody matter now!

Michael speaking

Katrine?

l'd like to apologise for that last remark yesterday

l was out of line

What's the matter, darling?

Sorry. l'm OK

You bastard! You promised to stay with me

Ready?

Michael Laugesen just stood down as party leader...

...postponing the formation of the Cabinet

Höxenhaven is not answering

His own constituency assembly...

The question now is...

Who keeps buying cake?

Several of the party...

...have caIled a meeting...

What if they don't choose Höx?

They will

Otherwise, we're done for

Hi, Katrine

Katrine, good to see you. Are you up to date on this?

Great

We expect to announce the new leader and potential Prime Minister at six

Right now we're compiling profiles...

...of both Troels Höxenhaven and Bjørn Marrot, to be on the safe side

Something is wrong with my hydrangeas at the back of the garden

They used to be blue, but now they have turned pink

l am not sure what the problem is. Maybe the soil has gone sour or...

Bent

-Just shut up, will you? -OK

Right. Fifteen seconds

Katrine, dab your face. You're sweating

Mona, have you got a tissue?

lt's not like her to sweat

And we're on in five seconds. Four, three, two, one, go!

The results are just in from Parliament

Labour's new leader is Bjørn Marrot

That is the result after hours of debate...

...and a very close vote in the Labour Party parliamentary assembly

What's going on, Bent?

Troels Höxenhaven, who supports...

-What the hell is going on? -Calm down, calm down

Calm down

You did all you could

Calm down. You did all you could

l don't want to talk to the press until all the pieces are in place

Good evening

Bjørn, congratulations

l've always liked working with you. Let's get Denmark back on track

Sit down

Birgitte, Bent and Amir...

...you've voiced your support for a Cabinet...

...headed by Labour and thus me

l have not yet had time to draw up a proposal...

...but l can assure you that l have a unified Labour Party behind me...

...and thus a potential Cabinet

We can go ahead with most of the items agreed on with Laugesen

Amir, you know which ministries you were promised

-Bjørn? -Just a minute, Birgitte

l can't support you

What?

You're not cut out to be Prime Minister

What are you saying?

l am saying that Bjørn is a gifted politician but no leader

This is not the time to get personal

Amir, we're talking about the Prime Minister

-lt doesn't get any more personal -Who will form the Cabinet?

You can't just walk out. We have to work together on this

The Queen can appoint a new Royal lnvestigator. We can't support this

l'm sorry, Bjørn

Goodbye

Bloody hell. You're a good man

How come l don't spend more time at home with you?

Because you're an ambitious bitch

How do the kids feel about aIl this? l only see them when they're asleep

They're OK

Magnus does think you're away too much, though

Maybe it's a good thing l didn't become Prime Minister, then

-What will you become? -Nothing

l'm the girl who got the Moderates...

...fifteen seats, but didn't know how to use them

OK

-So you'll wallow in the HesseIboes? -What?

The former Prime Minister is baring all on Focus tonight...

His wife's addiction, the abuse, etc

OK

Yes

You do know Ulrik is hosting tonight's show, l hope?

l'm afraid our Political Editor, Hanne Holm, quit last week

l heard about that

She had a drinking problem

See?

You're not alone

You start taking pills because you're unhappy

Then it gets out of control

Lars has been a great support to me

How does one lose control?

l snapped that day in London

And of course it is in that light that my mistake must be viewed...

...when l used my official Prime Minister's Eurocard

l have long since paid back the money

What is regrettable is that Laugesen got hold of the receipt...

...before the matter was taken care of

But that backfired on Laugesen who has stood down as party leader

Yes, and rightly so

The brutalisation he stood for does democracy no good

Not that that excuses me

My position as Prime Minister caused me...

...to neglect Lisbeth's problems

For that l owe you an apoIogy

Jesus Christ!

Still, our mistakes aside...

...l have no doubt...

...that we have come out of this a stronger couple

And on that note, we say goodbye

But we'll continue in a moment with the news

Have a nice evening

l think they came off well...

...in an eerily controlled way

Promise me that won't be us in ten years

OK. lt will be sooner than that!

-Birgitte? -Yes

This is Lars HesseIboe

Hello, Lars

l promised my wife l wouldn't talk all night

Would you like to pop by the Liberals' office tomorrow at ten?

OK

l gather it didn't work out with Marrot...

...so l think we should talk

Fine. See you tomorrow

OK, bye

-Birgitte Nyborg? -Yes

-You're meeting Lars Hesselboe? -Yes, at your offices

You're to go to the Prime Minister's office

Lars has an errand to run there

OK, yes

-Let me take your coat -Thanks

Thanks

Birgitte, l'm so glad you could come at such short notice

-Of course -Have a seat, Birgitte

-Hello, Birgitte -Hi

Yvonne has brought in some frighteningly good biscuits

-What are they called? -Spéculoos. lt's a Belgian recipe

Let's get straight to the point

The left wing is paralysed

You brought down the house of cards...

...when you refused to support Marrot

A very brave decision

lt has, however, left the country in a political vacuum

I feel responsible after seven years in office

Denmark deserves a strong new Cabinet after these turbulent days

We want to form a right-wing, liberal three-party coalition Cabinet

We have a concrete offer for you

Yes, we're offering you Health...

...Education and Culture

We would like to offer you the Ministry of Business Affairs...

...in close collaboration with Yvonne at the Treasury

We'd also like you to set up a new ministry...

...the Ministry of lnternational Development

l would be honoured to lead a Cabinet...

...that brings politics back to where they belong...

...at the centre of Parliament

l'll need to discuss it with the party

Of course. We weren't expecting an answer now

Four this afternoon?

l can't wait to get to work

Now, let's try one of those biscuits

OK, Bent

Listen to me, please

Half an hour ago, l met with the Prime Minister

The Prime Minister?

Well, the acting Prime Minister, Lars Hesselboe

He made me an interesting offer

He offered to form a Cabinet with us and give us five ministries

As l see it, this is our best opportunity

We push the Freedom Party aside and start doing some real political work

You can't be serious, Birgitte

Excuse me for a second

What's wrong?

Why the Prime Minister's office? Why not at the Liberals' own office?

Hesselboe had errands to run

Oh, l see

So Hesselboe just happened to round up some biscuits...

...and ministers from his old Cabinet for a little chat with you?

Dressed in his finery, l am sure he looked quite the Prime Minister

He pulled a power bluff on you

Hesselboe is useless without your support

He has just lost 20% of his MPs. His is a minority party

You're like the man...

...who went to market with a cow and came back with a chicken

How long have you been here?

You were duped by a new Ministry for lnternational Development

What good is that?

They constantly cut back on international development

Come on

All this can be yours, for God's sake

But power is not a cute little lapdog that jumps up and lies in your lap

You have to grab it and hold on to it...

...or it will be gone before you know it

The only relevant question is...

...who can count to ninety?

Who can get ninety seats, Birgitte?

l can

Do you dare?

One last thing

You have no friends in Parliament

You must be able to turn down anyone and sack anyone without hesitation

Can l keep you as my friend?

Of course. l am a thing of the past, anyway

What are your options?

l'll call in Labour right away and then the Greens

No, l'll call them in right away, too

-Have you got a list of ministers? -Yes

-How does it look? -Good

l'm not sure we can accept that

The way l see it, you don't have a choice

We want to form a coalition with you but with me as the Prime Minister

As you know, Hesselboe had made me an offer which l am ready to go with

l'll be Prime Minister...

...Sejrø, Finance Minister, Bjørn, Foreign Affairs Minister...

...Amir, Climate and Energy Minister and Höxenhaven, Justice Minister

The Cabinet will be younger and 50% female

50%?

The Greens want the ministries we asked for

You will get the ministries we agree on

This is my proposal

l was supposed to get back to Hesselboe...

...some time ago, so we haven't got all day

ls that a yes, Bjørn?

-Yes, we're in -Good. Amir?

Three ministries are not enough. l can't go back to my party with this

Let me see that

Oh, it should say four ministries

The new Ministry of lnternational Development goes to you, too

Have we got a deal?

Excuse me

Lars Hesselboe says you had an appointment seven minutes ago

Ask him to come down in fifteen minutes

Then we'll go next door

No, thanks

Hesselboe is here

Thanks

Birgitte

l like ministers to keep appointments

l apologise

No matter

-This is a great day -Look, Lars

We've gone over your proposal

l'm afraid l have to let you down

We want someone else as Prime Minister

Who, may l ask?

Me

OK

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l don't know where the hell she is

Katrine, you can't come this late

-We get nervous -Sorry

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Welcome to this special bulletin

Today Denmark got its first female Prime Minister

Birgitte Nyborg has just presented Denmark's new government...

...a coalition between the Greens, Labour and the Moderates

The average age of members is lower than any previous government

HaIf of the seats are held by women

Here we are

Boy, have l been looking forward to saying this

Denmark has a new government