2026 Danish general election
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General elections were held in Denmark on 24 March 2026. All 179 seats in the Folketing were up for election, including 175 in Denmark proper, 2 in Greenland, and 2 in the Faroe Islands. It was the fi
Mette Frederiksen by Christian Ursilva
Troels Lund Poulsen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen by Christian Ursilva
Danish People's Party
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The Danish People's Party is a nationalist and right-wing populist political party in Denmark. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party. The party saw a period of significant grow
2026 Danish general election
…coalition partners, also lost seats. Among the parties that made significant gains were the Green Left, which became the second-largest party, and the Danish People's Party. The 2022 Danish general election, held on 31 October in the Faroe Islands and on 1 November in Denmark and Greenland, led to a narrow victory for the…
Pia Kjærsgaard, co-founder and chairman of the Danish People's Party from 1995 until 2012. Bornholm, 2011
Danish prime minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen who in 2001 began giving the DF political concessions for supporting his governments. Copenhagen, 2006
Messerschmidt at a 2025 press conference with leaders of other right-wing parties: Mona Juul, Alex Vanopslagh and Inger Støjberg
Pia Kjærsgaard