Denmark
Head of State:HM Queen Margrethe II
Head of Government:Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt
National Parliament (Folketing):179 members
Last election:Legislative, 15 September 2011.
Next election:Legislative, due by September 2015
| Party | Description | Votes % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| V - The Liberal Party | Liberal | 26,26 | 46 |
| SD - The Social Democrats | Social Democratic | 25,47 | 45 |
| DF - Danish People’s Party | Conservative | 13,86 | 25 |
| SF - Socialist People’s Party | Communist | 13,04 | 23 |
| K - The Conservative Peoples Party | Conservative | 10,39 | 18 |
| RV - The Radical Liberal Party | Liberal | 5,12 | 9 |
| NA - New Alliance | Liberal | 2,81 | 5 |
| EL - Red-Green Alliance (Unity List) | Communist | 2,17 | 4 |
EP elections
Denmark elects 13 representatives to the European Parliament. The electoral system is based on proportional representation. The last elections to the European Parliament took place on 7 June 2009. The opposition Social Democrats (SD) came top with 21.49 percent, but saw their share of the vote drop by 8 percentage points compared to the 2004 election..[read more..]
Results, European Parliament election 2009, main parties. Districts (Storkreds)
EU related referendums
Several EU-related referendums has been carried out in Denmark. Apart from the European Communities membership referendum in 1972 and the Single European Act referendum in 1986, referendums has been held on the Ratification of the Maastricht Treaty in 1992 and 1993, and on the Amsterdam Treaty in 1998. The latest EU-related referendum was on Denmark’s participation in the third stage of the European Monetary Union (EMU) in 2000..[read more..]
