▁protest ▁over ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁shares ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁energy ▁company ▁D ONG ▁Energy ▁to ▁the ▁invest ment ▁bank ▁Gold man ▁Sach s . ▁This ▁spark ed ▁a ▁crisis ▁within ▁the ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party , ▁as ▁three ▁former ▁cabinet ▁minister s ▁left ▁the ▁party , ▁joining ▁either ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁or ▁the ▁Social ▁Liberal ▁Party . ▁However , ▁the ▁Social ist ▁People ' s ▁Party ▁continued ▁to ▁support ▁the ▁government ▁on ▁confidence ▁mot ions , ▁prevent ing ▁an ▁early ▁election . ▁ ▁The ▁inc umb ent ▁government ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁elections ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁coal ition ▁between ▁the ▁Social ▁Democr ats ▁and ▁Social ▁Liberal ▁Party , ▁with ▁H elle ▁Thor ning - Sch midt ▁continu ing ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister . ▁The ▁cabinet ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁ 1 4 ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁minister s ▁and ▁ 6 ▁Social ▁Liberal ▁minister s . ▁ ▁Elect oral ▁system ▁The ▁ 1 7 9 ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Fol ket ing ▁were ▁elected ▁in ▁Den mark ▁( 1 7 5 ), ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ▁( 2 ) ▁and ▁Green land ▁( 2 ). ▁The ▁ 1 7 5 ▁seats ▁in ▁Den mark ▁included ▁ 1 3 5 ▁seats ▁elected ▁in ▁ten ▁multi - member ▁constitu encies ▁by ▁proportional ▁representation , ▁using ▁a ▁modified ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Sainte - L agu ë ▁method ▁and ▁H are ▁qu ota , ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁" top - up " ▁seats , ▁allocated ▁to ▁parties ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁address ▁any ▁im bal ance ▁in ▁the ▁distribution ▁of