The Alternative (Denmark)

The Alternative
Alternativet
AbbreviationALT
Å[a]
LeaderFranciska Rosenkilde
FoundersUffe Elbæk
Josephine Fock
Founded27 November 2013
Split fromSocial Liberal Party
Youth wingAlternativets Unge
Membership (2022)Decrease 1,331[1]
IdeologyGreen politics[2]
Political positionCentre-left[3] to left-wing[4]
European affiliationDiEM25[5]
European Spring[6]
Nordic affiliationNordic Green Left Alliance
Colours
  •   Neon green[7] (official)
  •   Green[8] (customary)
Folketing
6 / 179[b]
European Parliament
0 / 14
Regional councils
0 / 205
Municipal councils[9]
6 / 2,436
Election symbol
Å
Website

The Alternative (Danish: Alternativet) is a green and pro-European[10] political party in Denmark.[2][11] The party was publicly launched on 27 November 2013 by former Minister of Culture Uffe Elbæk and Josephine Fock; Elbæk had been a parliamentarian for the Social Liberal Party.[12][13] Elbæk was the leader of the party until February 2020, where he stepped down and was succeeded by Fock. Currently the party is led by Franciska Rosenkilde. It collaborates with DiEM25 at the European level. The Alternative regards itself as a political movement and a cultural voice, as well as a political party.[14]


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  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 Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  3. ^ "Denmark". Europe Elects. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ Lange, Lasse (26 September 2016). "Her er det nye politiske kompas". Altinget (in Danish). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ The Alternative. "A progressive Europe". Retrieved 4 October 2018. At the same time, we want to extend our engagement at the European level, and actively take part in the all-European debate so that we can find common solutions to our shared European problems. Therefore, we keep on strengthening our cooperation with other progressive forces and initiatives, such as the new progressive movement DiEM25.
  6. ^ European Spring Webpage (retrieved on 17 October 2018)
  7. ^ "Visuelle guides og tips". Alternativets vidensdatabase. Archived from the original on 16 April 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  8. ^ "Oversigt over Folketingssalen". Folketinget (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
  9. ^ "Byrådsmedlemmer". Retrieved 20 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Alternativet vil have profil som spidskandidat til EU-Parlamentet". Berlingske.dk. 16 January 2018.
  11. ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
  12. ^ Holm, Line (27 November 2013). "Uffe Elbæk stifter nyt parti". Berlingske. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  13. ^ "The Copenhagen Post - Danish News in English". cphpost.dk.
  14. ^ "What is The Alternative?". alternativet.dk. The Alternative (Denmark). Retrieved 19 September 2024.