Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen was taken to hospital due to a minor injury from the blow in yesterday's incident, when a man attacked her in the center of Copenhagen, DPA reported, citing a statement from her office, BTA writes.
Frederiksen is "safe but in shock" since what happened yesterday, the prime minister's office announced, adding that all her engagements planned for today have been cancelled.
The 39-year-old attacker, who was quickly arrested by police, is due to appear later today for a preliminary hearing at Copenhagen District Court.
Details of what happened on "Kultorvet" square have not yet been released. in the historic center of the Danish capital, as well as what the suspect's motives were. Witnesses told local media that the 46-year-old prime minister of Denmark managed to walk away from the scene of the accident on her own.
Reactions of European leaders immediately poured in from all over Europe, condemning the attack on Frederiksen.
"I am shocked to hear about the violence against my friend, Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, from our ally Denmark. "I strongly condemn any violence against our political leaders," NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrote on the "X" social platform.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called what happened "a deplorable act that goes against everything we believe in and fight for in Europe", and French President Emmanuel Macron condemned it as "unacceptable" and wished the Danish leader a speedy recovery.
"I strongly condemn any form of violence against democratically elected leaders in our free societies," said Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
"An attack on a democratically elected leader is also an attack on our democracy," Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson wrote in "Ex".
The incident comes as the 27 EU countries elect more than 700 members of the European Parliament during a four-day vote that began on Thursday. Voters in Denmark go to the polls tomorrow.