Mette Frederiksen opens up at a vulnerable moment in private: « The famous drop where the cup was filled »

The People’s Meeting at Bornholm on Thursday formed the framework for a rare personal conversation with the prime minister of Denmark.

After the assault, which took place at Kultorvet in Copenhagen, Mette Frederiksen sought calm and received help. The man behind the attack was sentenced to four months of unconditional imprisonment in August of that year and expelled with six years of entry ban.

The prime minister told the podcast that she received emergency relief and chose to listen to both professionals and her loved ones.

« Yes, I did. And I accepted the advice of many, and I listened more than I usually do. And I was more in the conversation about it, and then had to say after a while that ‘now we have to move on too’, » she explained.

The assault is not the only thing that has made its mark on Frederiksen. In the conversation, she also reflected on the pressure that has followed the prime minister’s post through a series of crises – from the corona pandemic to the mink scandal and the massive protests that followed.

She also mentioned how her husband, film director Bo Tengberg, has played an important role as support and present interlocutor during the most turbulent periods.

The podcast’s live edition was part of the official program of the People’s Assembly and focused on showing politicians from a more personal angle.