Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (S) announced parliamentary elections on Wednesday, after threats of no confidence following the so-called mink scandal.

Kristina Olsson, Sweden correspondent at Danish Politiken, predicts an even election outcome:

- It's actually a bit like it was in Sweden, it's very, very close.

There is only a few percent difference between the blocks, says Kristina Olsson in SVT's Morgonstudion.

Despite a shaky start to the year, Mette Frederiksen's Social Democracy has recovered, according to Kristina Olsson.

In a survey by the opinion institute Voxmeters from 3 October, the party tops with 25.3 percent, followed by the blue Liberals and Conservative Folkeparti at 15.5 and 11.0 percent respectively.

Who are the top candidates for the upcoming election?

Mette Frederiksen, Social Democracy

Party leader of the Social Democrats and Prime Minister since 2019. Frederiksen has in recent years been in trouble in connection with the illegal decision to cull all the country's minks during the corona pandemic.

Upon renewed confidence, Frederiksen has said that she wants a broad government with parties on both sides of the political middle.

A statement that was rejected by the bourgeois party, who believe that it is only an attempt to keep himself at the position of prime minister.

Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, Liberal

Liberals are the biggest challenger to Frederiksen's Social Democracy.

In the 2019 election, the party landed on 23.4 percent, compared to the Social Democrats' 25.3 percent.

Since then, however, the opinion figures have fallen and during his time as party leader, Jakob Ellemann-Jensen has lost several popular names within his own party, two of which formed their own parties.

Ellemann-Jensen has said that the Liberal Party cannot imagine sitting in a government with the Social Democrats.

A third politician has also laid claim to the post of Prime Minister – Søren Pape Poulsen, party leader of the Conservative People's Party.

Hear Kristina Olsson talk about the scandal-ridden upstart Søren Pape Poulsen in the clip above.