1998 Danish general election

General elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998.[1] Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.

1998 Danish general election

11 March 1998
All 179 seats in the Folketing
Turnout	85.6%
Party Leader % Seats ± Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen 35.9% 63 +1 Venstre Uffe Ellemann-Jensen 24.0% 42 0 Conservative Per Stig Møller 8.9% 16 -11 SF Holger K. Nielsen 7.6% 13 0 DPP Pia Kjærsgaard 7.6% 13 New Centre Democrats Mimi Jakobsen 4.3% 8 +3 Social Liberals Marianne Jelved 3.9% 7 -1 Red–Green Collective leadership 2.7% 5 -1 KrF Jann Sjursen 2.5% 4 +4 Progress Kirsten Jacobsen 2.4% 4 -7 Elected in the Faroe Islands People's Anfinn Kallsberg 26.9% 1 0 Social Democratic Jóannes Eidesgaard 22.7% 1 +1 Elected in Greenland Siumut Lars-Emil Johansen 36.5% 1 New Atassut Daniel Skifte 36.1% 1 0 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Prime Minister before PM-elect Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Social Democrats Poul Nyrup Rasmussen Social Democrats

Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned as party leader a few days after the election. The new Danish People's Party made a successful electoral debut. Voter turnout was 85.9% in Denmark proper, 66.1% in the Faroe Islands and 63.2% in Greenland.[2]