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The idea of an SV-government were immediately rejected by Frederiksen, who said that the political differences are too big, and reiterated that the Social Democrats wished to form a single-party government after the election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politiken.dk/indland/politik/FV19/art7205646/Mette-Frederiksen-er-forbl%C3%B8ffet-over-L%C3%B8kkes-udmelding-om-SV-regering|title=Mette Frederiksen er forbløffet over Løkkes udmelding om SV-regering|last=|first=|date=16 May 2019|work=DR|access-date=25 May 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}</ref> Among the parties in the sitting government, [[Søren Pape Poulsen]], leader of the Conservative, said that they could not support an SV-government,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fyens.dk/indland/Pape-Vi-skal-staa-fast-paa-et-borgerligt-projekt/artikel/3350088|title=Pape: Vi skal stå fast på et borgerligt projekt|last=|first=|date=16 May 2019|work=fyens.dk|access-date=25 May 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}</ref> and [[Anders Samuelsen]], now former, leader of the Liberal Alliance, said that he was worried about the turn that the election campaign had taken, and offered free membership of Liberal Alliance for all members of Venstre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-05-16-blaa-blok-slaar-revner-baade-konservative-og-la-laegger-afstand-til-loekke|title=Blå blok slår revner: Både Konservative og LA lægger afstand til Løkke|last=Lynard|first=Esther Margrethe|date=16 May 2019|work=TV2|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> On the other hand the [[Danish Social Liberal Party|Social Liberals]] and the [[Danish People's Party]] welcomed the announcement, while the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] refused to support such a government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-05-16-radikale-venstre-og-dansk-folkeparti-byder-sv-regering-velkommen|title=Radikale Venstre og Dansk Folkeparti byder SV-regering velkommen|last=Andreasen|first=Kasper B.|date=16 May 2019|work=TV2|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> [[Pia Kjærsgaard]], [[speaker of the Folketing]] and former leader of the Danish People's Party, called for a majority government between Venstre, the Social Democrats, and the Danish People's Party, as an SV-government would be unstable and could give the Social Liberals too much influence on the immigration policy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/pia-kjaersgaard-opfordrer-til-regering-med-s-v-og-df-vi-kan-udrette-enormt|title=Pia Kjærsgaard opfordrer til regering med S, V og DF: »Vi kan udrette enormt meget sammen«|last=Kildegaard|first=Kasper|date=17 May 2019|work=Berlingske|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
The idea of an SV-government were immediately rejected by Frederiksen, who said that the political differences are too big, and reiterated that the Social Democrats wished to form a single-party government after the election.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://politiken.dk/indland/politik/FV19/art7205646/Mette-Frederiksen-er-forbl%C3%B8ffet-over-L%C3%B8kkes-udmelding-om-SV-regering|title=Mette Frederiksen er forbløffet over Løkkes udmelding om SV-regering|last=|first=|date=16 May 2019|work=DR|access-date=25 May 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}</ref> Among the parties in the sitting government, [[Søren Pape Poulsen]], leader of the Conservative, said that they could not support an SV-government,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.fyens.dk/indland/Pape-Vi-skal-staa-fast-paa-et-borgerligt-projekt/artikel/3350088|title=Pape: Vi skal stå fast på et borgerligt projekt|last=|first=|date=16 May 2019|work=fyens.dk|access-date=25 May 2019|agency=Ritzau|language=Danish}}</ref> and [[Anders Samuelsen]], now former, leader of the Liberal Alliance, said that he was worried about the turn that the election campaign had taken, and offered free membership of Liberal Alliance for all members of Venstre.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-05-16-blaa-blok-slaar-revner-baade-konservative-og-la-laegger-afstand-til-loekke|title=Blå blok slår revner: Både Konservative og LA lægger afstand til Løkke|last=Lynard|first=Esther Margrethe|date=16 May 2019|work=TV2|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> On the other hand the [[Danish Social Liberal Party|Social Liberals]] and the [[Danish People's Party]] welcomed the announcement, while the [[Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)|Red-Green Alliance]] refused to support such a government.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-05-16-radikale-venstre-og-dansk-folkeparti-byder-sv-regering-velkommen|title=Radikale Venstre og Dansk Folkeparti byder SV-regering velkommen|last=Andreasen|first=Kasper B.|date=16 May 2019|work=TV2|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> [[Pia Kjærsgaard]], [[speaker of the Folketing]] and former leader of the Danish People's Party, called for a majority government between Venstre, the Social Democrats, and the Danish People's Party, as an SV-government would be unstable and could give the Social Liberals too much influence on the immigration policy.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/pia-kjaersgaard-opfordrer-til-regering-med-s-v-og-df-vi-kan-udrette-enormt|title=Pia Kjærsgaard opfordrer til regering med S, V og DF: »Vi kan udrette enormt meget sammen«|last=Kildegaard|first=Kasper|date=17 May 2019|work=Berlingske|access-date=25 May 2019|language=Danish|url-access=subscription}}</ref> |
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On 4 June, the day before the election, Løkke Rasmussen gave up on his plans to form a centre-right government, saying it was no longer "realistic". He instead made it his first priority to create a government across the political middle, in order to keep the right- and left wing away from power. He did not state which parties should be in such a government, but it is widely assumed, that he ran to become the Prime Minister once more. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/loekke-med-ny-melding-foersteprioritet-er-nu-en-regering-hen-over-midten|title=Løkke med ny melding: Førsteprioritet er nu en regering hen over midten|last=Holst|first=Helene Kristine|date=4 June 2019|work=Berlingske|access-date=4 June 2019|last2=Andersen|first2=Hans Skovgaard|language=Danish|last3=Haaning|first3=Karen}}</ref> The announcement was met with stark opposition from his coalition partners. Pape Poulsen rejected taking part in such a government, questioning what the political foundation should be, while Samuelsen said that Løkke Rasmussen had "let down" the [[Civic nationalism|civic]]-liberal Denmark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/loekkes-regeringspartnere-begraeder-kursskifte-et-stort-svigt-af-det#!/|title=Løkkes regeringspartnere begræder kursskifte: 'Et stort svigt af det borgerligt-liberale Danmark'|last=Ingvorsen|first=Emil Søndergård|date=4 June 2019|work=DR|access-date=4 June 2019|last2=Larsen|first2=Lasse Bastian|language=Danish}}</ref> [[Kristian Thulesen Dahl]], leader of the Danish People's Party, said that it was paramount to them to take part in such a cooperation, so the Social Liberals and The Alternative did not |
On 4 June, the day before the election, Løkke Rasmussen gave up on his plans to form a centre-right government, saying it was no longer "realistic". He instead made it his first priority to create a government across the political middle, in order to keep the right- and left wing away from power. He did not state which parties should be in such a government, but it is widely assumed, that he ran to become the Prime Minister once more. <ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/loekke-med-ny-melding-foersteprioritet-er-nu-en-regering-hen-over-midten|title=Løkke med ny melding: Førsteprioritet er nu en regering hen over midten|last=Holst|first=Helene Kristine|date=4 June 2019|work=Berlingske|access-date=4 June 2019|last2=Andersen|first2=Hans Skovgaard|language=Danish|last3=Haaning|first3=Karen}}</ref> The announcement was met with stark opposition from his coalition partners. Pape Poulsen rejected taking part in such a government, questioning what the political foundation should be, while Samuelsen said that Løkke Rasmussen had "let down" the [[Civic nationalism|civic]]-liberal Denmark.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/loekkes-regeringspartnere-begraeder-kursskifte-et-stort-svigt-af-det#!/|title=Løkkes regeringspartnere begræder kursskifte: 'Et stort svigt af det borgerligt-liberale Danmark'|last=Ingvorsen|first=Emil Søndergård|date=4 June 2019|work=DR|access-date=4 June 2019|last2=Larsen|first2=Lasse Bastian|language=Danish}}</ref> [[Kristian Thulesen Dahl]], leader of the Danish People's Party, said that it was paramount to them to take part in such a cooperation, so the Social Liberals and The Alternative did not influence it. He demanded that Løkke Rasmussen choose between the Social Liberals and the Danish People's Party.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/thulesen-dahl-om-loekkes-kursskifte-afgoerende-de-radikale-bliver|title=Thulesen Dahl om Løkkes kursskifte: Afgørende at De Radikale bliver holdt udenfor|last=Ingvorsen|first=Emil Søndergård|date=4 June 2019|work=DR|access-date=4 June 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> Frederiksen once again rejected the idea, and said that "voters must be confused", as Løkke proposed three different governments during the election campaign.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/mette-frederiksen-afviser-loekkes-regering-over-midten-vaelgerne-maa|title=Mette Frederiksen afviser Løkkes regering over midten: 'Vælgerne må være forvirrede'|last=Mansø|first=Rikke Gjøl|date=4 June 2019|work=DR|access-date=4 June 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> [[Morten Østergaard]], leader of the Social Liberals, said that he would be supporting Frederiksen as Prime Minister, and that he could not support Løkke Rasmussen. The day prior, the Social Liberals' vice chairman, [[Martin Lidegaard]], had said that a government with both Venstre, the Social Democrats and the Social Liberals would be the "dream scenario".<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-06-04-oestergaard-ingen-redningsplanke-til-loekke-vil-soege-aftale-med-mette-f|title=Østergaard: Ingen redningsplanke til Løkke – vil søge aftale med Mette F.|last=Mortensen|first=Mikkel Walentin|date=4 June 2019|work=TV2|access-date=4 June 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:33, 6 June 2019
This article documents a current election. Information may change rapidly as the election progresses until official results have been published. Initial news reports may be unreliable, and the last updates to this article may not reflect the most current information. |
General elections were held in Denmark on 5 June 2019 to elect all 179 members of the Folketing;[2] 175 in Denmark proper, two in the Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. The elections took place only ten days after the European Parliament elections.[3]
The elections resulted in a victory for the "red block", parties that supported Social Democrats leader Mette Frederiksen as candidate for Prime Minister. The red block – consisting of the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, Socialist People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance – won 91 of the 179 seats, securing a parliamentary majority.
Background
At the 2015 general election, a narrow majority was won by the Danish People's Party, Venstre, Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party, colloquially known as the "blue bloc". They gained 90 seats in the Folketing versus 89 seats for the remaining parties, all belonging to the "Red bloc". Ten days later, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, the leader of Venstre, became Prime Minister, when Venstre formed a single-party government supported by the remaining parties in the "blue bloc".[4] In November 2016, Rasmussen formed a new government, now a coalition with Liberal Alliance, and the Conservative People's Party.
Electoral system
Of the 179 members of the Folketing, 175 are elected in Denmark proper, two in Faroe Islands and two in Greenland. In Denmark there are ten multi-member constituencies containing a total of 135 seats directly elected by proportional representation, with seats allocated using a modified version of the Sainte-Laguë method and Hare quota. An additional 40 seats are used to address any imbalance in the distribution of the constituency seats, and are distributed among all parties that cross the 2% election threshold, according to their national vote share.[5][6]
Voters could choose between casting a personal vote for a candidate, or voting for a political party. The votes given to political parties are distributed among the candidates for that party. This can either be done in proportion to their personal votes, or by giving them to candidates in a predetermined order. All parties except the Red-Green Alliance make use of the first option.[6]
According to the Danish Constitution, the 2019 election was required to be held no later than 17 June 2019, as the previous elections were held on 18 June 2015. The Prime Minister is able to call the election at any date, provided that date is no later than four years from the previous election, and this is often cited as a tactical advantage for the sitting government, which can call an early election when polls are favourable.
For a new party to become eligible to participate in the election, they must be supported by a number of voters corresponding to 1/175 of all valid votes cast in the previous election. A new party registering to contest the 2019 elections required 20,109 voter declarations to participate.[7]
Participating parties
Denmark
All nine parties that held seats in the Folketing contested the elections, with four other parties gaining ballot access. The number of parties was the highest since the 1990 elections, in which thirteen parties participated, only surpassed by the 1987 elections, which had 16 parties. The three new parties were all on the right.
Party | Leader | Last election | |||
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bgcolor="Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color" | | A | Social Democrats | Mette Frederiksen | 26.3% | 47 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Danish People's Party/meta/color" | | O | Danish People's Party | Kristian Thulesen Dahl | 21.1% | 37 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color" | | V | Venstre | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 19.5% | 34 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Red-Green Alliance (Denmark)/meta/color" | | Ø | Red-Green Alliance | Pernille Skipper[a] | 7.8% | 14 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Liberal Alliance (Denmark)/meta/color" | | I | Liberal Alliance | Anders Samulesen (former) | 7.5% | 13 seats |
bgcolor="Template:The Alternative (Denmark)/meta/color" | | Å | The Alternative | Uffe Elbæk | 4.8% | 9 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Danish Social Liberal Party/meta/color" | | B | Social Liberals | Morten Østergaard | 4.6% | 8 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Socialist People's Party (Denmark)/meta/color" | | F | Socialist People's Party | Pia Olsen Dyhr | 4.2% | 7 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Conservative People's Party (Denmark)/meta/color" | | C | Conservative | Søren Pape Poulsen | 3.4% | 6 seats |
bgcolor="Template:Christian Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color" | | K | Christian Democrats | Isabella Arendt (acting)[b] | 0.8% | – |
bgcolor="Template:The New Right (Denmark)/meta/color" | | D | The New Right | Pernille Vermund | Did not contest | |
bgcolor="Template:Klaus Riskær Pedersen (party)/meta/color" | | E | Klaus Riskær Pedersen | Klaus Riskær Pedersen | Did not contest | |
P | Hard Line | Rasmus Paludan | Did not contest |
In October 2016, The New Right, a new right-wing party, became eligible to run in the election,[10] and a year later, in October 2017, the Christian Democrats did likewise. The latter had participated in every election since 1971, but not been in the Folketing since 2001.[11]
In February 2019, the party Klaus Riskær Pedersen, named after its founder, collected the necessary voter declarations and became eligible too, despite, allegedly, breaking the rules for collection of declarations. Riskær Pedersen found a way to circumventing a 7-day "thinking period" between a voter noting their support for a party and then confirming their signature in the online collection system.[12] Even though the rules did not allow this, they contained no possibility of sanctions.[13] Following this, all political parties in the Folketing agreed to close the loophole and build a new portal for declarations, expected to be available in the end 2020.[14]
In April 2019, following unrest at Nørrebro cause by demonstrations by anti-islamist politician Rasmus Paludan, his party Hard Line managed to collect the required signatures.[15] He had also circumvented the "thinking period" in the same manner as Riskær Pedersen.[16] Rasmus Paludan, and his party Hard Line, has been surrounded with controversy. With demonstrations containing activities like throwing the Quran around, burning the Quran and harassing Muslims. In 2019, Paludan was sentenced for violating the so-called “racism paragraph”[17]
Faroe Islands
All parties represented in the Løgting were eligible to contest the elections,[18] although the Centre Party decided not to participate.[19]
Party | Leader | Last election | |||
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bgcolor=Template:Republic (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | E | Republic | Høgni Hoydal | 24.5% | 1 seat |
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | C | Social Democratic Party | Aksel V. Johannesen | 24.3% | 1 seat |
bgcolor=Template:Union Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | B | Union Party | Bárður á Steig Nielsen | 23.5% | – |
bgcolor=Template:People's Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | A | People's Party | Jørgen Niclasen | 18.7% | – |
bgcolor=Template:Progress (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | F | Progress | Poul Michelsen[23] | 3.2% | – |
bgcolor=Template:New Self-Government/meta/color| | D | Self-Government Party | Jógvan Skorheim | 1.7% | – |
Greenland
All parties represented in the Parliament of Greenland were eligible to participate in the elections.[24] In the previous elections, Aleqa Hammond won a seat as a Siumut candidate, but was expelled from the party in August 2016 following a case about misuse of funds from the Folketing.[25] In April 2018, she joined Nunatta Qitornai.[26]
Party | Leader[c] | Last election | |||
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bgcolor="Template:Siumut/meta/color" | | S | Siumut | Kim Kielsen[29] | 38.0% | 1 seat |
bgcolor="Template:Inuit Ataqatigiit/meta/color" | | IA | Inuit Ataqatigiit | Múte Bourup Egede[30] | 38.3% | 1 seat |
bgcolor=Template:Democrats (Greenland)/meta/color| | D | Democrats | Niels Thomsen[d][31] | 9.0% | – |
bgcolor="Template:Atassut/meta/color" | | A | Atassut | Siverth K. Heilmann[32] | 7.4% | – |
bgcolor="Template:Partii Naleraq/meta/color" | | PN | Partii Naleraq | Hans Enoksen[33] | 5.1% | – |
bgcolor=Template:Cooperation Party/meta/color| | SA | Cooperation Party | Michael Rosing[34] | Did not contest | |
bgcolor=Template:Nunatta Qitornai/meta/color| | NQ | Nunatta Qitornai | Vittus Qujaukitsoq[35] | Did not contest |
Campaign
Early statements
In October 2017, The New Right, a new right-wing political party that became eligible to run in October 2016,[36] listed three demands for a candidate for Prime Minister to receive their support. All three demands were tightenings of the immigration policy.[37]
On 4 June 2018, the Social Democrats, the largest opposition party, stated that if they were to win the election, they wished to form a single-party government led by their leader Mette Frederiksen, i.e. not as a coalition government with the Social Liberal Party or the Socialist People's Party. This was done in order to both pursue traditional centre-left issues, and to have a strict immigration policy.[38] Morten Østergaard, the leader of the Social Liberal Party responded by saying that if the Social Democrats wanted their support, they would also need to give them confessions.[39] The message was welcomed by the anti-immigration Danish People's Party, which supported the centre-right party Venstre in the election. Their leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl, said that this would ensure that they could get through with their immigration policy, no matter which party won the election.[40]
On 26 June 2018, The Alternative, which traditionally is regarded as belonging to the "red bloc", stated that they no longer would support Mette Frederiksen as candidate to become Prime Minister.[41] Instead, the would support their own political leader, Uffe Elbæk. Furthermore, The Alternative stages, that after the coming election, they would “pull their seats from the equation”. This was done because they did not regarded the other parties ambitions concerning climate change to be sufficient.[42] The move was met with criticism, as Elbæk's chances are very slim, and that the move could risk keeping Lars Løkke Rasmussen as Prime Minister.[43]
Campaign begins
The election campaign started on 7 May 2019, when Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that the election would be held on 5 June, which is Constitution Day. At the time of announcement, Mette Frederiksen, leader of the Social Democrats and contender to the office of Prime Minister, was sick and unable to participate in the televised debates between all party leaders held on the same evening. Instead Nicolai Wammen was representing the Social Democrats in the debates.[44] Frederiksen started campaigning on 10 May.[45]
Shortly before the election was called, Hard Line, a new far-right party which wants to ban Islam, became eligible to participate in the election.[46] In the beginning of the campaign, much attention was given to the party, and especially their leader Rasmus Paludan.[47][48] Both Løkke Rasmussen and Frederiksen said that they would not base a government on their potential seats, and other party leaders rejected to cooperate with the party, should they gain seats.[46] While Venstre, Liberal Alliance and the Conservative said that Hard Line should not be considered as part of the "blue block" when committee seats are distributed, the Danish People's Party were open to that possibility.[49] On 8 May, when Paludan was guest in a TV-show, he called Mimi Jakobsen, a former politician, for "Nazi pig", shortly before that, she had stated that Paludan's thoughts were "close to Nazi a mindset", referencing a quote from a televised party leader debate, in which Paludan had said, that Danes with a low IQ, were a substantial problem for the danish society. Jakobsen threatened to sue, but ultimately decided not to.[50] On May 9th media revealed that Paludan had been given a restraining order due to stalking,[51] with more details followed a week later. From 2010 to 2013 he had been stalking a 24-year old man, he met while studying Latin, and in 2015 he was sentenced a fine for offending a police officer who handled the case.[52][53] Paludan declined to comment, saying it regarded his private life.[54]
On 13 May the Christian Democrats announced that their leader Stig Grenov would take a leave of absence due to stress, and that deputy chairman Isabella Arendt would become acting chairman. On the first evening of the campaign, Grenov had participated in a televised debate on DR1 and was supposed to participate in another debate at TV 2, but became ill and was replaced by Arendt. She was hailed by her performance in that debate, dubbed as the "substitute from heaven".[e][55][9] Following the change in chairman, media speculated if the change was a tactical move, as Arendt was perceived to have a broader appeal than Grenov, and as a young woman could improve the party's image,[56][57] but both Grenov and Arendt denied that tactics played a role in the decision.[57] On 28 May, Grenov announced that he would step down as chairman at the party's October conference, and supported Arendt as new chairman.[58]
Talks about an SV coalition government
On 16 May, Løkke Rasmussen published a book, in which he was open to a possible coalition government between Venstre and the Social Democrats (an SV-government). He said that he offered to be the "grown up", as a coalition across the political middle would be better than a government depending on the outermost political wings, but stressed that he and Venstre still campaigned for a centre-right government.[59][60] The announcement was remarkable and regarded as a gamble; Løkke Rasmussen called it a "game changer".[61] Prominent figures in Venstre, among those deputy chairman and Minister of Finance Kristian Jensen and Minister for Immigration Inger Støjberg, were deeply critical of the idea,[62] while other supported the idea.[63] Denmark had an SV-government between 1978 and 1979. That government, under Prime Minister Anker Jørgensen of the Social Democrats, was widely regarded as a fiasco.[64]
The idea of an SV-government were immediately rejected by Frederiksen, who said that the political differences are too big, and reiterated that the Social Democrats wished to form a single-party government after the election.[65] Among the parties in the sitting government, Søren Pape Poulsen, leader of the Conservative, said that they could not support an SV-government,[66] and Anders Samuelsen, now former, leader of the Liberal Alliance, said that he was worried about the turn that the election campaign had taken, and offered free membership of Liberal Alliance for all members of Venstre.[67] On the other hand the Social Liberals and the Danish People's Party welcomed the announcement, while the Red-Green Alliance refused to support such a government.[68] Pia Kjærsgaard, speaker of the Folketing and former leader of the Danish People's Party, called for a majority government between Venstre, the Social Democrats, and the Danish People's Party, as an SV-government would be unstable and could give the Social Liberals too much influence on the immigration policy.[69]
On 4 June, the day before the election, Løkke Rasmussen gave up on his plans to form a centre-right government, saying it was no longer "realistic". He instead made it his first priority to create a government across the political middle, in order to keep the right- and left wing away from power. He did not state which parties should be in such a government, but it is widely assumed, that he ran to become the Prime Minister once more. [70] The announcement was met with stark opposition from his coalition partners. Pape Poulsen rejected taking part in such a government, questioning what the political foundation should be, while Samuelsen said that Løkke Rasmussen had "let down" the civic-liberal Denmark.[71] Kristian Thulesen Dahl, leader of the Danish People's Party, said that it was paramount to them to take part in such a cooperation, so the Social Liberals and The Alternative did not influence it. He demanded that Løkke Rasmussen choose between the Social Liberals and the Danish People's Party.[72] Frederiksen once again rejected the idea, and said that "voters must be confused", as Løkke proposed three different governments during the election campaign.[73] Morten Østergaard, leader of the Social Liberals, said that he would be supporting Frederiksen as Prime Minister, and that he could not support Løkke Rasmussen. The day prior, the Social Liberals' vice chairman, Martin Lidegaard, had said that a government with both Venstre, the Social Democrats and the Social Liberals would be the "dream scenario".[74]
Opinion polls
Preliminary results
Overall the election was a win for the "red block" – parties that supported Mette Frederiksen, leader of the Social Democrats, as Prime Minister. In total, the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals, Socialist People's Party and the Red–Green Alliance won 91 seats, without the The Alternative, which said they belonged to their own green block. Before a government can be formed, however, there needs to be negotiations on the formation of the government. Difficult negotiations are expected, as both the Social Liberals and the Socialist People's Party, who both doubled their seats, have made clear demands.[75]
The Social Democrats defended their position as the largest party, and won an additional seat despite a slightly reduced voter share. They were closely followed by Venstre, who saw the largest gains in seats, picking up an extra nine. In the blue block, only Venstre and the Conservative People's Party saw gains, the latter doubling their seats. The Danish People's Party's vote share was reduced by 12.4 percentage points (pp), well over half of their support. Their leader Kristian Thulesen Dahl speculated that the bad result was due to an extraordinary good election in 2015, and that some voters felt they could "gain [their] policy elsewhere".[76] The Liberal Alliance had a disastrous election, seeing their vote share reduce by over two-thirds and becoming the smallest party in the Folketing, only 0.3pp above the 2% election threshold. Their leader Anders Samuelsen was not reelected.[77]
Of the new parties, only the New Right won seats, with Hard Line, the Christian Democrats and Klaus Riskær Pedersen failing to cross the national 2% threshold, although the Christian Democrats were within 200 votes of winning a direct seat in the western Jutland constituency.[78] On election night, Klaus Riskær Pedersen announced that he would dissolve his party.[79]
In the Faroe Islands, Republic (which came first in the 2015 elections) saw a large fall in their vote share and lost their seat. The Union Party replaced them as the first party and regained the seat they had lost in 2015, whilst the Social Democratic Party finished in second place again, retaining their seat.
In Greenland the result was a repeat of the 2015 elections, with Inuit Ataqatigiit and Siumut winning the two seats. Siumut regained parliamentary representation after their previous MP, Aleqa Hammond, was expelled from the party in 2016. Hammond later joined Nunatta Qitornai, which finished fourth and failed to win a seat.
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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Denmark proper | ||||||
bgcolor=Template:Social Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color| | Social Democrats (A) | 915,393 | 25.9 | 48 | +1 | |
bgcolor=Template:Venstre (Denmark)/meta/color| | Venstre (V) | 825,486 | 23.4 | 43 | +9 | |
bgcolor=Template:Danish People's Party/meta/color| | Danish People's Party (O) | 308,219 | 8.7 | 16 | –21 | |
bgcolor=Template:Danish Social Liberal Party/meta/color| | Danish Social Liberal Party (B) | 304,273 | 8.6 | 16 | +8 | |
bgcolor=Template:Socialist People's Party (Denmark)/meta/color| | Socialist People's Party (F) | 272,093 | 7.7 | 14 | +7 | |
bgcolor=Template:Red–Green Alliance (Denmark)/meta/color| | Red–Green Alliance (Ø) | 244,664 | 6.9 | 13 | –1 | |
bgcolor=Template:Conservative People's Party (Denmark)/meta/color| | Conservative People's Party (C) | 233,349 | 6.6 | 12 | +6 | |
bgcolor=Template:The Alternative (Denmark)/meta/color| | The Alternative (Å) | 104,148 | 3.0 | 5 | –4 | |
bgcolor=Template:The New Right (Denmark)/meta/color| | The New Right (D) | 83,228 | 2.4 | 4 | New | |
bgcolor=Template:Liberal Alliance (Denmark)/meta/color| | Liberal Alliance (I) | 82,228 | 2.3 | 4 | –9 | |
bgcolor=Template:Hard Line (political party)/meta/color| | Hard Line (P) | 63,091 | 1.8 | 0 | New | |
bgcolor=Template:Christian Democrats (Denmark)/meta/color| | Christian Democrats (K) | 61,215 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Klaus Riskær Pedersen (party)/meta/color| | Klaus Riskær Pedersen (E) | 29,617 | 0.8 | 0 | New | |
bgcolor=Template:Independent politician/meta/color| | Independents | 2,755 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 37,437 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 3,567,196 | 100 | 175 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 4,219,542 | 84.5 | – | – | ||
Faroe Islands | ||||||
bgcolor=Template:Union Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | Union Party | 7,349 | 28.3 | 1 | +1 | |
bgcolor=Template:Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | Social Democratic Party | 6,630 | 25.5 | 1 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:People's Party (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | People's Party | 6,181 | 23.8 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Republic (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | Republic | 4,830 | 18.6 | 0 | –1 | |
bgcolor=Template:Progress (Faroe Islands)/meta/color| | Progress | 639 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:New Self-Government/meta/color| | Self-Government Party | 333 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | |
Invalid/blank votes | 244 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 26,206 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 37,259 | 70.3 | – | – | ||
Greenland | ||||||
bgcolor=Template:Inuit Ataqatigiit/meta/color| | Inuit Ataqatigiit | 6,881 | 33.4 | 1 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Siumut/meta/color| | Siumut | 6,058 | 29.4 | 1 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Democrats (Greenland)/meta/color| | Democrats | 2,262 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Nunatta Qitornai/meta/color| | Nunatta Qitornai | 1,616 | 7.8 | 0 | New | |
bgcolor=Template:Partii Naleraq/meta/color| | Partii Naleraq | 1,565 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Atassut/meta/color| | Atassut | 1,099 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | |
bgcolor=Template:Cooperation Party/meta/color| | Cooperation Party | 520 | 2.5 | 0 | New | |
Invalid/blank votes | 614 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 20,615 | 100 | 2 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 41,344 | 49.9 | – | – | ||
Source: Statistics Denmark, Kringvarp Føroya, Qinersineq |
Notes
- ^ a b Formally, the Red-Green Alliance have collective leadership, but Skipper is their political spokesperson, and de-facto leader of the party.[1]
- ^ On 13 May 2019, Arendt became acting chairman when Stig Grenov took an leave of absence due to stress.[9]
- ^ None of the party leaders are candidates in the election.[28]
- ^ On leave until 30 June 2019
- ^ This nickname was a reference to Karsten Hønge from SF, who in 2014 was given the nickname "substitute from hell".[55]
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External links
- Election polling and trends Berlingske.dk
- Theme: Folketing election Sermitsiaq.AG
Election results:
- Denmark: dst.dk/valg
- Faroe Islands kvf.fo/val
- Greenland: qinersineq.gl