Social Democrats (Denmark)
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The Social Democrats is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists, the Social Democrats have 38 out of 179 members of the Folketing and three out of
Socialist pioneer Louis Pio, founder and first leader of the Social Democrats (1871–1872) and 1875–1877)
Thorvald Stauning, the party's first Prime Minister (1924–1926 and 1929–1942) on his 1935 Stauning or Chaos election poster
Social Democrats election poster for the October 1945 general election
Mette Frederiksen during a debate with Martin Lidegaard and Mona Juul in Nyborg, January 2026
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
Social Democrats (Denmark)
…political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists, the Social Democrats have 38 out of 179 members of the Folketing (following the latest Danish general election held in 2026) and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from Denmark. Founded by Louis Pio in 1871, the party first entered the Folketing in the 1884…
Mette Frederiksen by Christian Ursilva
Troels Lund Poulsen
Lars Løkke Rasmussen by Christian Ursilva