▁and ▁increased ▁their ▁seat ▁count , ▁the ▁opposition ▁Ven stre ▁party ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁head ed ▁by ▁Lars ▁L ø k ke ▁R asm ussen ▁with ▁the ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Alliance ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁ ▁Background ▁Following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁general ▁election , ▁a ▁minor ity ▁government ▁was ▁formed ▁by ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁the ▁Social ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁and ▁the ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party . ▁The ▁government ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Red – Green ▁Alliance . ▁H elle ▁Thor ning - Sch midt , ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats , ▁became ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁ ▁The ▁government ▁had ▁rock y ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁Red – Green ▁Alliance , ▁re lying ▁on ▁their ▁ad ▁h oc ▁support ▁to ▁pass ▁b ills ▁instead ▁of ▁a ▁formal ized ▁al liance . ▁They ▁have ▁occasionally ▁preferred ▁to ▁co oper ate ▁with ▁Ven stre ▁to ▁pass ▁legisl ation . ▁Symbol ically , ▁Red – Green ▁deput y ▁Frank ▁A a en ▁told ▁Fin ance ▁Minister ▁B jar ne ▁C ory don ▁" H appy ▁New ▁Year " ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁because ▁the ▁government ▁had ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁his ▁party ▁since ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁left ▁the ▁government ▁in