Complex sentence: A leadership election between Brian Mikkelsen, the Minister of Economic and Business Affairs and Lars Barfoed, the Justice Minister, was widely expected, but on 14 January the Conservative group in the Folketing unanimously elected Barfoed as their new political leader.
Split into simpler sentences: A leadership election between Brian Mikkelsen, current Minister of Economic and Business Affairs and Lars Barfoed, current Justice Minister was widely expected. But on January 14 the Conservative group in the Folketing unanimously elected Lars Barfoed as their new political leader.