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The Humanist Party (Danish : Det Humanistiske Parti) was a political party in Denmark and a member of the Humanist International. Although the party has never had a member elected to the Folketing, a member was elected in a local election in 1989. [1]
The party was established in 1987 and participated the general election held that year. [1] [2] It received 5,675 votes, or approximately 0.2% of the total votes cast. [3] In the 1990 Danish general election the party received 763 votes, just 0.02% of the total votes cast. [4] [3] The last time the party ran in the general election was 1993.
At the beginning of the 2000s the party was headed by Christian Adamsen. [5] It stood in the regional and municipal elections in Denmark 15 November 2005.
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