The Guardian view on a significant week for European politics: progressives have some reasons to be cheerful | Editorial

Events in Denmark and Italy show geopolitical instability is creating opportunities for a centre-left response to the far right In the lead-up to Denmark’s snap election on Tuesday, it was revealed that blood supplies were flown into Greenland in January in order to treat Danish military casualties in the event of a US invasion. Against that surreal backdrop, the country’s Social Democrat prime minister, Mette Frederiksen, did not need to work too hard to justify a “stick to what you know” message in uncertain times. Ms Frederiksen’s surprise gamble in calling an early poll duly paid off, but only just.