Venstre (Denmark)

Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party
Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti
AbbreviationV
LeaderTroels Lund Poulsen
Deputy LeaderStephanie Lose
Founded1870 (original form)
1910 (current form)
HeadquartersSøllerødvej 30,
2840 Holte
Youth wingVenstres Ungdom
Student wingLiberal Students of Denmark
Membership (2021)Decrease 28,007[1][needs update]
Ideology
Political positionCentre-right[9]
European affiliationAlliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
European Parliament groupRenew Europe
International affiliationLiberal International
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours  Navy blue
SloganFrihed og fællesskab ("Freedom and Community")
Folketing
23 / 179[a]
European Parliament
2 / 14
Regions[10]
54 / 205
Municipalities[11]
605 / 2,436
Mayors
34 / 98
Election symbol
V
Party flag
Flag of the Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party
Website
www.venstre.dk

Venstre[b] (V; Danish: [ˈvenstʁɐ], lit. 'Left'), full name Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (English: Left, Denmark's Liberal Party), is a conservative-liberal,[2][3][4] agrarian[12] political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the landed aristocracy, today it espouses an economically liberal, pro-free-market ideology.[13]

Venstre is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the second-largest party in the country. The party has produced many Prime Ministers. In the 2022 general elections, Venstre received 13.3% of the vote and 23 out of 179 seats. Following the resignation of Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, the party is led by Troels Lund Poulsen who serves as the country's Deputy Prime Minister.[14] Since December 2022, the party has been a junior partner in the second Frederiksen government.

The party is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and has four MEPs in the European Parliament.[15]

  1. ^ "Hvor mange medlemmer har de politiske partier?". Folketinget. November 28, 2016.
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  3. ^ a b Hans Slomp (2011). Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics. ABC-CLIO. pp. 415, 420. ISBN 978-0-313-39182-8. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
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  9. ^ Josep M. Colomer (2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
  10. ^ "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  11. ^ "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
  12. ^ Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle (2007). Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9.
  13. ^ Åsa Bengtsson; Kasper Hansen; Ólafur Þ Harõarson; Hanne Marthe Narud; Henrik Oscarsson (2013). The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism. ECPR Press. p. 206. ISBN 978-1-907301-50-6.
  14. ^ "Troels Lund Poulsen er valgt som Venstres nye formand – TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  15. ^ "Europavalg". DR. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2009.


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