When Mogens Lykketoft resigned as leader of the Social Democrats after losing the 2005 Danish parliamentary election, Frank Jensen and Helle Thorning-Schmidt were the two candidates to succeed him.
Despois da renuncia de Mogens Lykketoft á fronte dos Socialdemócratas, despois de perder as eleccións parlamentarias do 2005, Jensen e Helle Thorning-Schmidt foron os dous candidatos do partido para sucedelo.