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The Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements (Danish : Sammenslutning af Bevidst Arbejdssky Elementer) was an unusually successful frivolous political party in Denmark. It was founded in Aarhus in 1979 by a comedian, Jacob Haugaard (born 1952), and a few friends. Haugaard stood as a candidate in Aarhus in each parliamentary election, until September 1994 when he was very unexpectedly elected to the Folketing with 23,253 personal votes, thereby winning a "kredsmandat" (a locally based seat in parliament). [1] [2]

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He made the following promises in the 1994 election:

The last three promises were actually fulfilled during his term in office. [3]

While the party had been intended as a joke, he found himself often having the deciding vote in a hung parliament, [4] and took his duties seriously until the parliamentary election in March 1998. He then announced his retirement from politics.

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References

  1. "Jacob Haugaard". Copenhagen Post. 3 March 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  2. Kaare R. Skou, Dansk politik A-Å /Lindhardt og Ringhof, 2010), ISBN   978-8711411322, p. 456. available at Google Books (in Danish).
  3. Jacob Haaugaard, Det ærede medlem: Hofnarren! - en rigtig Århus-historie om Jacob Haugaards vej til Folketinget - og om livet der (Daniel, 1999), ISBN   978-8798731306 (in Danish).
  4. "En politisk vittighed" (in Danish). Aarhusportalen. 31 December 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2014.

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