List of political parties in Denmark

Denmark has a multi-party system, with two or three major parties complemented by several other significant parties. The government typically consists of a major party in coalition with, or supported by, a number of smaller parties. No party has won an outright majority since 1903. All governments since then have either been one-party minority governments or coalitions between two or more parties.

This article lists political parties in Denmark.

The Ministry of Social Welfare registers and validates party names and the official party letters for all parties that participate in national elections. On ballots, the parties are sorted alphabetically by party letter.

Parties represented in the Folketing or the European Parliament

Party letter Party name Representation (2021) Ideology Leader
Folketing European Parliament
A Social Democrats
Socialdemokraterne[1]
49 / 179
3 / 14
Social democracy Mette Frederiksen
V Venstre
Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti
(Left, Denmark's Liberal Party)
40 / 179
4 / 14
Conservative liberalism
Agrarianism (Nordic)
Economic liberalism
Jakob Ellemann-Jensen
O Danish People's Party
Dansk Folkeparti
16 / 179
1 / 14
Danish nationalism
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Kristian Thulesen Dahl
F Socialist People's Party
Socialistisk Folkeparti
15 / 179
2 / 14
Green politics
Socialism
Popular socialism
Pia Olsen Dyhr
B Danish Social Liberal Party
Det Radikale Venstre
(The Radical Left)
14 / 179
2 / 14
Social liberalism
Radical centrism
Pro-Europeanism
Sofie Carsten Nielsen
C Conservative People's Party
Det Konservative Folkeparti
12 / 179
1 / 14
Conservatism
Liberal conservatism
Green conservatism
Søren Pape Poulsen
Ø Red-Green Alliance
Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne
(Unity List – The Red-Greens)
13 / 179
1 / 14
Socialism
Eco-socialism
Anti-capitalism
Collective leadership
D The New Right
Nye Borgerlige
4 / 179
0 / 14
Conservatism
National conservatism
Economic liberalism
Pernille Vermund
I Liberal Alliance
Liberal Alliance
3 / 179
0 / 14
Liberalism
Libertarianism
Classical liberalism
Alex Vanopslagh
Å The Alternative
Alternativet
1 / 179
0 / 14
Green politics
Progressivism
Pro-Europeanism
Vacant
Independents
8 / 179
0 / 14
N/A N/A

Parties without Folketing or European Parliament representation

Party letter Party name Recent results Ideology Leader
Folketing European Parliament Municipal
N People's Movement against the EU
Folkebevægelsen mod EU
Did not run 102,101
(3.7%)
Did not run Hard Euroscepticism
Sovereignty
Nonpartisan
Collective leadership
K Christian Democrats
Kristendemokraterne
60,944
(1.7%)
Did not run
9 / 2,432
Christian democracy
Social conservatism
Environmentalism
Isabella Arendt
G Vegan Party
Veganerpartiet
Did not exist Did not exist Did not exist Veganism
Green politics
Ecocentrism
Lisel Vad Olsson
S Schleswig Party
Slesvigsk Parti
Schleswigsche Partei
Did not run Did not run
10 / 2,432
Regionalism
German minority interests
Carsten Leth Schmidt

Regional parties

See List of regional and local political parties in Denmark.

Marginal parties

Defunct parties

Party name Symbol Founded Dissolved Ideology
Bjørnbakkernes Venstre
Capital's Venstre[lower-alpha 1]
Hovedstadens Venstre
V
Centre Democrats
Centrum-Demokraterne
D 1973 2008 Centrism
Liberal conservatism
Common Course
Fælles Kurs
P 1986 2001 Communism
Euroskepticism
Populism
Communist League
Kommunistisk Forbund
1973 1980 Communism
Marxism-Leninism
Danish People's Party
Dansk Folkeparti
G 1941 1943 Corporatism
Anti-communism
Denmark's Left Socialist Party
Danmarks Venstresocialistiske Parti
Farmers' Party
Bondepartiet
F 1923 Agrarianism
Folkeringen 2016 Democratic socialism
Forward
Fremad
2019 2020
Free Conservatives
Frikonservative
1915
Free Democrats
De Frie Demokrater
D
Free Social Democrats
Frie Socialdemokrater
1920
Freedom 2000[lower-alpha 2]
Frihed 2000
Fokus
Fokus
2010 2015 Green politics
Animals rights
Animal welfare
Højre (1848)
Højre
1848 1866
Højre (1881)
Højre
1881 1915
Independent Party
De Uafhængige
U 1953 Classical liberalism
Anti-elitism
June Movement[lower-alpha 3]
Juni Bevægelsen
J 1992 2009 Euroskepticism
Left Socialists[lower-alpha 4]
Venstresocialisterne
Y 1967 2013 Socialism
Revolutionary socialism
Anti-capitalism
Liberal Centre
Liberalt Centrum
L 1965 1969
Minority Party
Minoritetspartiet
M 2000 2007
Moderate Venstre
Det Forhandlende Venstre
F
National Socialist Workers' Party of Denmark
Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Arbejderparti
N 1930 1945 Danish nationalism
Nazism
Fascism
National Liberal Party
De Nationalliberale
1842 1882 National liberalism
Peace Politics People's Party
Fredspolitisk Folkeparti
M 1963
Pensioners' Party
Pensionistpartiet
P 1976 2004 Pensioners' interests
Pirate Party of Denmark
Piratpartiet
Social Balance 2012
Society of the Friends of Peasants
Bondevennernes Selskab
1846 1872
United Venstre
Det Forenede Venstre
Union of Conscientiously Work-Shy Elements
Sammenslutning af Bevidst Arbejdssky Elementer
1979 1998 Political satire
Venstre Reform Party
Venstrereformpartiet

See also

Notes

  1. (split of Venstre that only existed to contest the 1947 Folketing election in order to exploit a peculiarity of the election law)
  2. not registered as a party but represented in parliament as a parliamentary group
  3. represented in the European Parliament
  4. Last represented in the 1984-1987 Folketing. Now part of Red-Green Alliance.

References

  1. The party's former name, "Socialdemokratiet", is still frequently used.
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