Venstre,full name Venstre,Danmarks Liberale Parti,is a conservative-liberal,agrarian political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the landed aristocracy,today it espouses an economically liberal,pro-free-market ideology.
The Conservative People's Party,also known as The Conservatives is a centre-right political party in Denmark. The party is a member of the International Democracy Union and the European People's Party.
The Folketing,also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English,is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Established in 1849,until 1953 the Folketing was the lower house of a bicameral parliament,called the Rigsdag;the upper house was the Landsting. It meets in Christiansborg Palace,on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen.
The Liberal Alliance is a classical liberal and right-libertarian political party in Denmark. The party is a component of the centre-right bloc in Danish politics. The party's platform is based upon economic liberalism,promotion of tax cuts and reduction of welfare programmes,and a critical,oppositional stance towards European integration.
Martin Raahauge Borreskov Geertsen is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He entered parliament in 2018 after Søren Pind resigned his seat. He was previously a member of parliament between 2011 and 2015. He is a former mayor of the Culture Committee in Copenhagen and former political leader of the Venstre party in Copenhagen.
General elections were held in Denmark on 15 September 2011 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. Of those 179,175 members were elected in Denmark,two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland.
Karen Ellemann Kloch,formerly Karen Ellemann Karabian,is a Danish politician,who serves as the current Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. She was previously a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She is a former minister,having held the positions of Minister of Fisheries,Equality and Nordic Cooperation,Minister of the Environment and Minister of the Interior and Social Affairs.
The politics of Denmark take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy,a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state in which the monarch of Denmark,King Frederik X,is the head of state. Denmark is a nation state. Danish politics and governance are characterized by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues,within both the political community and society as a whole.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 18 June 2015 to elect the 179 members of the Folketing. 175 members were elected in the Denmark proper,two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. Although the ruling Social Democrats became the largest party in the Folketing and increased their seat count,the opposition Venstre party was able to form a minority government headed by Lars Løkke Rasmussen with the support of the Danish People's Party,the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party.
The 2014 European Parliament election in Denmark was an election held in Denmark on 25 May 2014 to decide who would represent Denmark in the European Parliament (EP) from 2014 to 2019. The Danish People's Party with 26.6% of the votes became the largest party for the first time in a nationwide Danish election.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing;175 in Denmark proper,two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place ten days after the European Parliament elections.
Karsten Styrbæk Lauritzen is a former Danish politician,who was a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He was first elected into parliament in the 2007 Danish general election and left the parliament on the 31 January 2022. He served as Minister of Taxation from 2015 to 2019.
General elections were held in the Kingdom of Denmark on 1 November 2022,except in the Faroe Islands,where they were held on 31 October as 1 November was a national day of mourning for victims at sea. Of the 179 members of the Folketing,175 were elected in Denmark proper,two in the Faroes and two in Greenland. The elections were called on 5 October following an ultimatum to the government by the Social Liberals due to the outcome of a report on the 2020 Danish mink cull by the Mink Commission,which was critical of the government. Voter turnout was 84% in Denmark,48% in Greenland,and 71% in the Faroes,with a combined turnout of 84% for the realm as a whole.
The 2019 European Parliament election in Denmark was held on 26 May 2019,and elected the Danish members to the European Parliament. The elections are part of the EU-wide elections for the parliament. Denmark had 13 seats in parliament,which increased by one additional seat following Brexit.
Marlene Ambo-Rasmussen is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She has a background as a disability assistant. She was elected into parliament in the 2019 Danish general election.
Heidi Farsøe Bank is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2019 Danish general election. She has a background as a real estate agent.
Lisbeth Bech-Nielsen is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Socialist People's Party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2011 Danish general election.
Birgitte Bergman Sørensen is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. She was elected into the Folketing in the 2019 Danish general election.
Johan Henrik Marcus Knuth is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Conservative People's Party. He was elected into parliament in the 2015 Danish general election.
The Moderates is a liberal political party in Denmark founded by former Prime Minister and current Minister of Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen. He announced the name in a foundational speech on 5 June 2021. At the same time,he said that his main scenario was that the party would be formed after the 2021 Danish local elections. The name was,according to Rasmussen,inspired by the fictitious Prime Minister Birgitte Nyborg's party Moderaterne in the hit political TV drama Borgen as well as the Swedish Moderate Party,the then–second largest party in the Swedish Riksdag. The Moderates' political position is referred to as centre to centre-right.
