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Danish Deputy Prime Minister Jakob Ellemann-Jensen said Monday he was retiring from politics, just months after he returned from a six-month leave due to stress and overwork.
The Independent Mirror reported that His resignation will also mean he steps down as leader of the liberal Venstre party, which is part of Denmark’s ruling coalition party.
Venstre has seen opinion poll numbers drop since it entered a coalition government led by Social Democrat Mette Frederiksen.
Ellemann-Jensen said that his personality overshadowed the party’s results in government, and had become a hindrance to the party’s ability to move forward.
