COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A person reportedly assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen, native media stated.
Police confirmed “there was an incident with the prime minister” on Friday and {that a} 39-year-old man was arrested. He’s anticipated to face a custody listening to Saturday, police stated.
Authorities didn’t present additional particulars and it was not clear if Frederiksen was damage.
The prime minister’s workplace instructed the Danish state broadcaster DR on Friday that Frederiksen was “shocked” by what occurred.
Two eyewitnesses, Anna Ravn and Marie Adrian, instructed the each day BT that they noticed a person strolling towards Frederiksen after which “pushing her onerous on the shoulder so she was shoved apart.” They careworn that the premier didn’t fall down.
One other witness, Kasper Jørgensen, instructed the Ekstra Bladet tabloid {that a} well-dressed man, who appeared a part of Frederiksen’s safety unit, and a police officer took down the alleged assailant.
Søren Kjærgaard who was working at an area bar on Kultorvet Sq. the place the incident occurred instructed the BT that he noticed Frederiksen after the incident and she or he had no seen accidents to her face however walked away shortly.
Politicians within the Scandinavian nation and overseas condemned the reported assault.
Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson stated that “an assault on a democratically elected chief can also be an assault on our democracy,” whereas Charles Michel, president of the European Council, condemned on X what he referred to as a “cowardly act of aggression.”
European Union parliamentary elections are presently underway in Denmark and the remainder of the 27-nation bloc and can conclude on Sunday.
Frederiksen has been campaigning with the Social Democrats’ EU lead candidate, Christel Schaldemose. Media reviews stated the assault was not linked to a marketing campaign occasion.
Violence towards politicians has turn into a theme within the run-up to the EU elections. In Might, a candidate from Germany’s center-left Social Democrats was crushed and critically injured whereas campaigning for a seat within the European Parliament.
In Slovakia, the election marketing campaign was overshadowed by an try and assassinate populist Prime Minister Robert Fico on Might 15, sending shockwaves by way of the nation of 5.4 million and reverberating all through Europe.
Assault on politicians in Denmark is uncommon.
On March 23, 2003, two activists threw purple paint on then-Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen contained in the parliament and have been instantly arrested. International Minister Per Stig Møller additionally suffered some splashes that day.
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David Keyton in Berlin contributed to this report.
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