A center-left coalition won in Denmark's general election, ending the far-right's ten-year grip on the country's government.
Helle Thorning-Schmidt became the first Danish female prime minister after her "red bloc" won 89 seats in Denmark's 179-seat parliament against 86 seats for the center-right, led by outgoing Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen.
"We've written history today," Thorning-Schmidt, whose Social Democrat party led a coalition of leftwing and liberal parties, told jubilant supporters on Thursday.
Rasmussen, whose liberal-conservative alliance had been in power for a decade, conceded defeat.
Thorning-Schmidt's campaign was based on promises to raise taxes on Denmark's banks and increase public spending, along with a proposal to add 12 minutes to the average working day.
She has also pledged to take action on the budget deficit, which is expected to climb to 4.6 percent of GDP next year.
The anti-immigration Danish People's Party, which backed Rasmussen's bloc, won 22 seats. Its leader, Pia Kjaersgaard, said it will become a "tough opposition party."
