She's stood up to Donald Trump and posts her kitchen skills on Instagram: Mette Frederiksen, who intends to stay on as Denmark's prime minister after Tuesday's election, mixes high-stakes international politics with Danes' everyday concerns.
Her Social Democrats posted their lowest election score since 1903 but still came out on top, and the 48-year-old will now try to form a new coalition government.
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