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National Parliament Composition

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Government

Head of State (Monarch)Frederik X
Head of Government (PM)Mette Frederiksen (A-S&D)
Parties in GovernmentSocial Democrats (A-S&D)
Venstre - Denmark’s Liberal Party (V-RE)
The Moderates (M-RE)

Parties

Socialdemokratiet (A)
Social Democrats
Leader: Mette Frederiksen
Orientation: Centre-left (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: S&D (S&D, PES, PA, SOC, SDG)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1876-... (Scarrow, 2014, p. 54)

Note: In the 2024 European election, the party will run on the A-SF-Ã… electoral alliance.

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Venstre – Danmarks Liberale Parti (V)
Left – Denmark's Liberal Party
Leader: Troels Lund Poulsen
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, ALDE-PACE, LI, CG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1870-...

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Moderaterne (M)
The Moderates
Leader: Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Orientation: Centrist
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, CG, ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (party source)
Years active: 2022-...

SF – Socialistisk Folkeparti (F)
SF – Socialist People's Party (Poguntke et al., 2020)
Leader: Pia Olsen Dyhr
Orientation: Green politics (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: Greens/EFA (Greens/EFA, EGP, GG, NGLA)
EU Stance: Somewhat in favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1959-...

Note: In the 2024 European election, the party will run on the A-SF-Ã… electoral alliance.

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Danmarksdemokraterne (Æ)
Denmark Democrats
Leader: Inger Støjberg
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-PACENI-NC)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration
Years active: 2022-...

Liberal Alliance (I)
Liberal Alliance
Leader: Alex Vanopslagh
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: →EPP (intention to join EPP, CG, ALDE-PACE)
EU Stance: Neutral towards EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 2007-...

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Det Konservative Folkeparti (C)
Conservative People’s Party
Leader: Mona Juul
Orientation: Centre-right (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP-EP, EPP Party, IDU, EPP-PACE, ConG)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1916-...

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Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne (Ø)
Unity List – The Red–Greens
Leader:
Collective leadership (Pedersen & Knudsen, 2005, p. 167)
Orientation: Left-wing (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: LEFT (LEFT, EL, UEL, NTP, NGLA)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1989-...

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Radikale Venstre (B)
Danish Social Liberal Party
Leader:
Martin Lidegaard
Orientation: Liberal (Poguntke et al., 2020)
EP Affiliation: RE (RE, ALDE Party, LI, CG)
EU Stance: Strongly in favour of EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1905-...

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Dansk Folkeparti (O)
Danish People’s Party
Leader: Morten Messerschmidt
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ID (ID-EP, EC/DA, NF)
EU Stance: Opposed to EU integration (Chapel-Hill data)
Years active: 1995-...

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Nye Borgerlige (D)
The New Right
Leader: Vacant
Orientation: Right-wing
EP Affiliation: ~NI (NI-NC)
EU Stance: Strongly opposed to EU integration (party source)
Years active: 2015-...

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Alternativet (Ã…)
The Alternative
Leader: Franciska Rosenkilde
Orientation: Left-wing to centre-left; Green politics
EP Affiliation: →Greens/EFA (intention to join Greens/EFA, NGLASOC)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2013-...

Note: In the 2024 European election, the party will run on the A-SF-Ã… electoral alliance.

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Frie Grønne - Danmarks nye venstrefløjsparti (Q)
Independent Greens - Denmark's new left-wing party
Leader: Sikandar Siddique
Orientation: Centre-left to left-wing; Green politics
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 2020-...

Kristendemokraterne (K)
Christian Democrats
Leader: Jeppe Hedaa
Orientation: Centre-right
EP Affiliation: EPP (EPP Party, CDI)
EU Stance: In favour of EU integration
Years active: 1970-...

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Stram Kurs (P)
Hard Line
Leader: Rasmus Paludan
Orientation: Far-right
EP Affiliation: *
EU Stance: Strongly opposed to EU integration
Years active: 2017-...

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