Vælger dronningen den næste statsminister? Wird die Königin den nächsten Premierminister auswählen? Will the Queen choose the next prime minister?

Hende her kender du. You know this one.

Jeps. Dronningen. Yep|

Skal vi have ny statsminister Do we need a new prime minister

og regering -

- skal politikerne et smut forbi |||quick stop| - politicians need to stop by

til dronningerunde. |queen's round for the queen round.

Her ankommer Lars Løkke Rasmussen. |arrives||| Here Lars Løkke Rasmussen arrives.

Og nej, dronningen løber ikke en runde. ||the queen||||lap And no, the Queen doesn't run a lap.

For at forstå dronningerunden |||the queen's round To understand the queen round

skal vi tilbage til 1849. we need to go back to 1849.

Her afsluttede Grundloven Enevælden, |||absolute monarchy This is where the Constitution ended absolute monarchy,

hvor kongen bestemte alt. where the king decided everything.

Han ville dog ikke afgive al magt. ||||relinquish|| However, he didn't want to give up all power.

Først i 1901 fik vi parlamentarisme. It wasn't until 1901 that we got parliamentarism.

Nu bestemte flertallet i parlamentet, ||the majority|| Now the majority in parliament decided,

hvem der skulle lede landet. who should lead the country.

Den første kongerunde The first round of kings

fandt sted i 1909 -

- og i dag sidder regenten med, når der - and today the regent sits in on the

skal sættes navn på statsministeren. the prime minister must be named.

Men hvordan foregår det så? But how does it work?

Hvis regeringen mister sit flertal, If the government loses its majority,

eller et støtteparti kræver det - or a supporting party demands it.

- skal partilederne til dronningen. - the party leaders to the Queen.

Her skal de fortælle, hvem der skal lede This is where they tell you who will lead

forhandlingerne om en ny regering. negotiations for a new government.

- Jeg kan kun se mig. - I can only see me.

- Hvad vil du sige?

Det ved jeg ikke. "Goddag." I don't know, I don't know. "Hello."

Dronningen udpeger partilederen med |appoints|the party leader| The Queen appoints the party leader with

flest stemmer til kongelig undersøger. |||royal| most votes for royal examiner.

- Nogle gange går det hurtigt. - Sometimes it happens quickly.

- Det betyder fire nye år. - That means four new years.

Andre gange tager det lang tid, Sometimes it takes a long time,

som i 1988 -

- hvor der skulle fire runder til, ||||rounds| - where four rounds were needed,

før Poul Schlüter havde flertal. ||Poul Schlüter|| before Poul Schlüter had a majority.

Det er en svær opgave. It's a difficult task.

Det er langtfra sikkert, det lykkes. ||far from||| It's far from certain that you'll succeed.

Dronningen lægger slot til, ||palace| The Queen adds a castle,

men hun har ingen reel indflydelse. but she has no real influence.

Hun skal tage referat og tælle sammen. |||minutes||count up|together She needs to take minutes and tally up.

Det er en formalitet, men de går hen et |||formality||||| It's a formality, but they go to a

sted, som ikke er personligt involveret. place that is not personally involved.

Den siddende statsminister

har ansvaret for processen. is in charge of the process.

Eksperter peger på, Experts point to,

at ritualet er fornuftigt - |the ritual||reasonable that the ritual makes sense

- fordi politikerne får - because politicians get

en neutral grund at arbejde på. a neutral ground to work on.

Indtil videre For now

skal politikerne stadig ringe på - politicians still have to ring the doorbell

- når der skal dannes en ny regering. |||form a|a|| - when forming a new government.