Brussels, 09/02/2005 (Agence Europe) - The governmental coalition in power in Denmark has slightly increased its share of seats from 94 to 95 in the elections of 8 February, obtaining 52.6% of the vote compared to 52.3% in 2001. The Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen's Liberal Party, however, lost seats and votes (52 seats in place of 56, and 29.1% of the vote compared to 31.2%), and the coalition was able to maintain its majority thanks to the gains made by the Conservative Party (from 16 to 19 seats) and the People's Popular Party (an extreme-right party, which increased from 22 to 24 seats). The Left and the Centre-Left made gains (80 members of the parliament compared to 77, 44.5% of the vote compared to 43.1%), but the main opposition, former Foreign Affairs Minister Mogens Lykketoft's Social Democrat Party dropped from 52 to 47 seats, with 25.9% of the vote compared to 29.1%, their worst result since 1973. Mr Lykketoft subsequently decided to resign his leadership of the party. Among the opposition the party with the best result was the former Minister of the Economy Marianne Jelved's Radical Party, which increased from 9 to 16 seats, whereas the People's Socialist Party lost one seat, going from 12 to 11.