Constitution of Denmark
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The Constitutional Act of the Realm of Denmark, also known as the Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply the Constitution, is the constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark, applying equa
Front page of the first constitution from 1849
Frederick VII, the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch.
The National Constitutional Assembly (painting by Constantin Hansen 1860–64) (Frederiksborg Castle, Hillerød)
The Constitutional Act of 1849 on display in 2018
Folketing
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The Folketing, also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature of the Kingdom of Denmark — Denmark proper together with the Faroe Is
Constitution of Denmark
…The constitution defines Denmark as a constitutional monarchy, governed through a parliamentary system. It creates separations of power between the Folketing, which enact laws, the government, which implements them, and the courts, which makes judgment about them. In addition it gives a number of fundamental…
Martin Lidegaard & Mette Frederiksen
Christiansborg Palace, the location of the Folketing chamber since 1849
Bertel Haarder (V) making a speech