▁After math ▁and ▁government ▁formation ▁Although ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁increased ▁their ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁vote ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁most ▁seats ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁the ▁" Blue " ▁opposition ▁b loc ▁led ▁by ▁Ven stre ' s ▁R asm ussen ▁( V en stre , ▁Dan ish ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁Liberal ▁Alliance , ▁Conserv ative ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁and ▁Christian ▁Democr ats ) ▁gained ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁majority ▁over ▁the ▁" Red " ▁Social ▁Dem ocrat - led ▁b loc ▁( So cial ▁Democr ats , ▁Red – Green ▁Alliance , ▁The ▁Altern ative , ▁Social ▁Liber als , ▁and ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party ). ▁Within ▁an ▁hour ▁of ▁the ▁election ▁result ▁being ▁declared , ▁Thor ning - Sch midt ▁announced ▁her ▁government ▁would ▁step ▁down ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁June , ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁would ▁also ▁res ign ▁as ▁party ▁leader ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Constitution , ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁after ▁the ▁election ▁each ▁party ▁submitted ▁their ▁recommendation ▁to ▁Queen ▁Mar gre the ▁II ▁for ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁a ▁party ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁government ▁formation ▁negoti ations ▁( the ▁role ▁of ▁the ▁Queen ▁was ▁purely ▁formal , ▁as ▁her ▁appointment ▁had ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁elected ▁MP s ). ▁The ▁submitted ▁recommend ations ▁showed ▁a ▁parliament ary ▁majority ▁( all ▁" blue ▁b loc " ▁parties ) ▁for ▁Ven stre ▁to ▁lead