Christian Democrats (Denmark)

Christian Democrats
Kristendemokraterne
ChairmanJeppe Hedaa
Founded13 April 1970
HeadquartersVermlandsgade 51
2300 København S
Youth wingChristian Democratic Youth
Membership (2022)Decrease 2,226[1]
IdeologyChristian democracy[2]
Social conservatism
Political positionCentre[2] to centre-right[2]
European affiliationEuropean People's Party
International affiliationCentrist Democrat International
Colours
  •   Blue
Folketing
0 / 179[a]
Regional councils
1 / 205
Municipal councils
12 / 2,436
Election symbol
K
Website
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The Christian Democrats (Danish: Kristendemokraterne, KD) are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in April 1970 as the Christian People's Party (Danish: Kristeligt Folkeparti, KrF)[3] to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion.[4][5] The party renamed itself to its current name in 2003.[3] Originally, the party was not considered part of the European Christian-democratic tradition, and it was better known as a religious conservative party.[6]

The Christian Democrats are a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International.

  1. ^ Hoffmann-Hansen, Henrik; Nilsson, Simone; Jespersen, Johan Storgaard; Krasnik, Benjamin; Fabricius, Kitte; Schmidt, Mara Malene Raun; Gosmann, Mie Borggreen Winther og Sara Mathilde (2022-10-03). "Overblik: Partierne i Danmark". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-01-04.
  2. ^ a b c Henningsen, Bernd; Etzold, Tobias; Hanne, Krister, eds. (15 September 2017). The Baltic Sea Region: A Comprehensive Guide: History, Politics, Culture and Economy of a European Role Model. Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag. p. 325. ISBN 978-3-8305-1727-6.
  3. ^ a b André Krouwel (1 December 2012). Party Transformations in European Democracies. SUNY Press. p. 298. ISBN 978-1-4384-4481-9.
  4. ^ Isabelle Engeli; Christoffer Green-Pedersen; Lars Thorup Larsen (7 August 2012). Morality Politics in Western Europe: Parties, Agendas and Policy Choices. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-230-30933-3.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Åsa Bengtsson; Kasper Hansen; Ólafur Þ Harõarson; Hanne Marthe Narud; Henrik Oscarsson (15 November 2013). The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. ECPR Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-907301-50-6.
  6. ^ Cook, Chris; Francis, Mary (1979). The first European elections: A handbook and guide. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0-333-26575-0.


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