Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt , at right in red, delivers her speech to mark the opening of a new session of parliament at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen on Tuesday, Oct. 4th, 2011. Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the country’s first female prime minister, heads an unlikely alliance that includes ex-communists and pro-market liberals and has struggled to chart an economic program. (AP Photo/Polfoto, Lars Krabbe) DENMARK OUT