Denmark's deputy PM Ellemann-Jensen retires from politics following sick leave
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FILE PHOTO: Danish Economy Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen speaks during a news conference in the Finance Ministry in Copenhagen, Denmark, August 31, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
COPENHAGEN -Denmark's Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said on Monday he will immediately retire from politics following a 6-month sick leave for stress.
Defence Minister Troels Lund Poulsen will become acting deputy prime minister and economy minister, Ellemann-Jensen told a press briefing.
Ellemann-Jensen's Liberal Party has trailed in opinion polls since December last year, when it entered a rare reform-oriented bipartisan government with the Social Democratic Party and the Moderates. REUTERS
