Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

We have the opportunity to change Denmark - that opportunity must be seized.

But what sets Europe apart is we insist on a social model that consists of solidarity, equal opportunity and a certain amount of redistribution.

So yes, European decision making is not pretty. But it does work.

Peace and solidarity in Europe is not a law of nature. It requires caring, effort and perseverance

Denmark needs change, Denmark needs to move on and Denmark needs my leadership.

I feel like giving myself a pat on the back. We can create history tonight. We can bid goodbye to 10 years of (Liberal-Conservative) government which has ground to a halt, and get a new government and a new majority in Denmark.