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 Danish People's Party is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP).
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.
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.
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.
The Alternative is a green and pro-European political party in Denmark. The party was publicly launched on 27 November 2013 by former Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk and Josephine Fock;Elbæk had been a parliamentarian for the Social Liberal Party. Elbæk was the leader of the party until February 2020,where he stepped down and was succeeded by Fock. Currently the party is led by Franciska Rosenkilde. It collaborates with DiEM25 at the European level.
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.
Peter Kofod Hristov is a Danish politician who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019. He served in the Folketing from June 2015 to June 2019.
The 2024 European Parliament election in Denmark was held on 9 June 2024. The elections were held as part of the wider 2024 European Parliament election,but did not take place in the Faroe Islands and Greenland,which are not part of the European Union.
Danish withdrawal from the European Union is the hypothesis that Denmark might leave the European Union (EU). Leaving the EU is officially supported by just two of the political parties represented in the Danish Parliament,with less than 8% of the total seats.
Alex Ahrendtsen is a Danish politician,who is a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party. He was elected into parliament at the 2011 Danish general election.
Mette Thiesen is a Danish politician and former schoolteacher who has been a member of the Folketing since June 2019,at first representing the Nye Borgerlige political party,but from November 2022 being an independent,and from February 2023 representing the Danish People's Party.
A referendum on the abolition of the defence opt-out,one of the country's opt-outs from the European Union,was held in Denmark on 1 June 2022. The referendum was announced on 6 March 2022 following a broad multi-party defence agreement reached during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The referendum resulted in the "Yes" side winning with approximately two-thirds of the vote.
Mikkel Bjørn Sørensen is a Danish politician and former teacher. In November 2022,he became a member of the Folketing for the Nye Borgerlige (NB) party,but in January 2023 changed his party allegiance to the Danish People's Party (DF). Formerly,in 2016-2021 he was the first national chairman of Nye Borgerliges youth wing. Growing up near Juelsminde in Jutland,Bjørn has since 2022 lived in Nyborg on Funen.
Aarhus North nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It is one of the four nomination districts in Aarhus Municipality,the others being Aarhus South,Aarhus West and
Sønderborg nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It consists of Sønderborg municipality. It was created in 1920 following its reunification with Denmark,though its boundaries have been changed since then.
Varde nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It consists of Varde Municipality. It was created in 1849 as a constituency,and has been a nomination district since 1920,though its boundaries have been changed since then.
Odense South nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It is one of the three nomination districts in Odense Municipality,the others being Odense East and Odense West. It was established as a constituency in 1895 as Odense County 2,and became a nomination district in 1920. It was named Odense County 1 from 1964 to 1970. It obtained its current boundaries and name in 1970.
Nyborg nominating district is one of the 92 nominating districts that exists for Danish elections following the 2007 municipal reform. It consists of Kertminde and Nyborg municipality. It was created in 1849 as a constituency,and has been a nomination district since 1920,though its boundaries have been changed since then.
