Politics of Denmark
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The politics of Denmark take place within the framework of a parliamentary representative democracy, a constitutional monarchy and a decentralised unitary state in which the monarch of Denmark, King Frederik X, is the head of state. Denmark is a nation state. Danish politics and governance are characterized by a common striving for broad consensus on important issues, within both the political community and society as a whole.
Christiansborg Palace is home to the executive, judicial and legislative branches of the Danish government.
King Frederik X
The first cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt (2011–2014).
As Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen heads the Department of State and the Cabinet.
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 equally in the Realm of Denmark: Denmark proper, Greenland and the Faroe Islands. The first democratic constitution was adopted in 1849, replacing the 1665 absolutist constitution. The current constitution is from 1953. The Constitutional Act has been changed a few times. The wording is general enough to still apply today.
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