Venstre (Denmark)
Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti | |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | V |
| Leader | Troels Lund Poulsen |
| Deputy Leader | Stephanie Lose |
| Founded | 30 June 1870[1] (original form) 1910 (current form) |
| Headquarters | Søllerødvej 30, 2840 Holte |
| Youth wing | Venstres Ungdom |
| Student wing | Liberal Students of Denmark |
| Membership (2021) | 28,007[2] |
| Ideology |
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| Political position | Centre-right[10] |
| European affiliation | Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Navy blue |
| Slogan | Frihed og fællesskab ('Freedom and Community') |
| Folketing | 23 / 179 (13%) [a] |
| European Parliament | 2 / 15 (13%) |
| Regions[11] | 51 / 205 |
| Municipalities[12] | 590 / 2,436 |
| Mayors | 34 / 98 |
| Election symbol | |
| Party flag | |
| Website | |
| venstre.dk | |
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Venstre[b] ([ˈvenstʁɐ], lit. 'Left', V), full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (English: Left, Denmark's Liberal Party), is a conservative-liberal,[3][4][5] agrarian[13] political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the landed aristocracy, today it espouses an economically liberal, pro-free-market ideology.[14]
Venstre is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the second-largest party in the country. The party has produced many Prime Ministers. In the 2022 general elections, Venstre received 13.3% of the vote and 23 out of 179 seats. Following the resignation of Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, the party is led by Troels Lund Poulsen who serves as the country's Deputy Prime Minister.[15] Since December 2022, the party has been a junior partner in the second Frederiksen government.
The party is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and has four MEPs in the European Parliament.[16]
- ^ https://www.venstre.dk/service/english/history History. The United Venstre, a federation of various Venstre groupings in the Danish Parliament, was founded on June 30, 1870.
- ^ "Hvor mange medlemmer har de politiske partier?". Folketinget. November 28, 2016.
- ^ a b Emil Joseph Kirchner; Alistair H. Thomas (1988). Liberal Parties in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ a b Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 415, 420. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ a b c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe.
- ^ [3][4][5]
- ^ Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
- ^ Christensen, Nikolaj (2022). Unorganized Religion: Pentecostalism and Secularization in Denmark, 1907-1924. Brill. p. 25. ISBN 9789004509900. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
- ^ [5][7][8]
- ^ Josep M. Colomer (2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
- ^ "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
- ^ Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle (2007). Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9.
- ^ Åsa Bengtsson; Kasper Hansen; Ólafur Þ Harõarson; Hanne Marthe Narud; Henrik Oscarsson (2013). The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. ECPR Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-907301-50-6.
- ^ "Troels Lund Poulsen er valgt som Venstres nye formand – TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
- ^ "Europavalg". DR. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
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