King Frederik of Denmark has asked centre-right liberal party leader Troels Lund Poulsen to form a new government after Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen abandoned coalition talks on Friday. Frederiksen's Social Democrats won the most seats in March elections but posted their worst result since 1903, and negotiations collapsed when centrist kingmaker Lars Løkke Rasmussen withdrew his support and backed Poulsen instead. The move marks a rightward shift in Danish politics, with the far-right Danish People's Party reportedly conditioning its support on a government committed to reducing the Muslim population in the country; if Poulsen cannot assemble a stable coalition, analysts say Frederiksen could yet return to the negotiating table.