This article lists 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.
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 | Franciska Rosenkilde |
| 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
- CenterParty (CenterPartiet)
- Communist Party (Denmark) (Kommunistisk Parti)
- Communist Party in Denmark (Kommunistisk Parti i Danmark)
- Communist Party of Denmark (Danmarks Kommunistiske Parti). Last represented by themselves in the 1977-1979 Folketing. Now part of Red-Green Alliance.
- Danish Unity (Dansk Samling)
- Dukkepartiet
- Free Greens (Frie Grønne - Danmarks Nye Venstrefløjsparti). Created 2020.
- Hard Line (Stram Kurs). Created 2017.
- Justice Party of Denmark (Retsforbundet). Last represented in the 1979-1981 Folketing.
- National Party (Nationalpartiet). Created 2014.
- National Socialist Movement of Denmark (Danmarks Nationalsocialistiske Bevægelse). Considers itself the heir of the DNSAP which was last represented in the 1943 Folketing.
- Progress Party (Fremskridtspartiet). Last represented in the 1998-2001 Folketing.
- The Black Register (Det Sorte Register)
- The Citizen List (Borgerlisten). Created 2018.
- United Democrats (Forenede Demokrater)
- Visions-Partiet. Created 2002.
Defunct parties
| Party name | Symbol | Founded | Dissolved | Ideology | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bjørnbakkernes Venstre | |||||
| Capital's Venstre[a] 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[b] 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[c] Juni Bevægelsen | J | 1992 | 2009 | Euroskepticism | |
| Left Socialists[d] 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
- List of political parties
- List of political parties in Greenland
- List of political parties in the Faroe Islands
- Liberalism and radicalism in Denmark
Notes
- ^ (split of Venstre that only existed to contest the 1947 Folketing election in order to exploit a peculiarity of the election law)
- ^ not registered as a party but represented in parliament as a parliamentary group
- ^ represented in the European Parliament
- ^ Last represented in the 1984-1987 Folketing. Now part of Red-Green Alliance.
References
- ^ The party's former name, "Socialdemokratiet", is still frequently used.