Danish PM calls news conference, election expected

COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt has called a news conference for 0900 GMT on Wednesday, her office said. Sources told Reuters on Friday that the prime minister was likely to call this week for a national election and local media have since reported that she would do so at a meeting on Wednesday. (Reporting by Annabella Pultz Nielsen and Sabina Zawadzki; editing by Jason Neely)