Birgitte visits Danish troops on the front lines in Afghanistan and wrestles with the realities of Danish participation in the war.

Birgitte makes a strategic move in her appointment of the new EU Commissioner.

The coalition's reform package, "A Common Future" gets sabotaged by forces within and without the Labor Party.

Justice Minister Troels Hoxenhaven makes a grab for political power, and both he and Birgitte face pressure from the tabloid, Ekspres.

The Climate Minister faces a vicious attack by the Green Party, and Birgitte's daughter, Laura tries to hide her deteriorating mental state.

Birgitte's spin doctor, Kaspar, closes out his parents' affairs while the Freedom party makes a move to lower the age of criminal responsibility to 12.

Birgitte finds herself negotiating a peace agreement between the warring African nations of North and South Kharun.

The Copenhagen peace talks between North and South Kharun come to a standstill after a fresh outbreak of fighting.

Birgitte admits her daughter to a private hospital while maintaining her stance against the privatization of the healthcare system.

While taking a month off to care for her family, Birgitte still must decide whether to make another push to hold onto her position as prime minister.