Venstre (Denmark)

Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party

Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti
Venstre, Denmark's Liberal Party Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti
Abbreviation	V
Leader	Troels Lund Poulsen
Deputy Leader	Stephanie Lose;
Founded	1870 (original form); 1910 (current form)
Headquarters	Søllerødvej 30,; 2840 Holte
Youth wing	Venstres Ungdom
Student wing	Liberal Students of Denmark
Membership (2021)	28,007[needs update]
Ideology	Conservative liberalism; Agrarianism (Nordic);
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe
International affiliation	Liberal International
European Parliament group	Renew Europe
Nordic affiliation	Centre Group
Colours	Navy blue
Slogan	Frihed og fællesskab ("Freedom and Community")
Folketing	23 / 179
European Parliament	3 / 14
Regions	54 / 205
Municipalities	605 / 2,436
Mayors	34 / 98
Election symbol
Party flag
Website
	www.venstre.dk
	Politics of Denmark; Political parties; Elections;

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^[10] 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.^[11]

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.^[12] 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.^[13]

^ "Hvor mange medlemmer har de politiske partier?". Folketinget. November 28, 2016.
^ ^a ^b Emil Joseph Kirchner; Alistair H. Thomas (1988). Liberal Parties in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b ^c Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe.
^ Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved August 17, 2012.
^ Christensen, Nikolaj (2022). Unorganized Religion: Pentecostalism and Secularization in Denmark, 1907-1924. Brill. p. 25. ISBN 9789004509900. Retrieved December 31, 2022.
^ Josep M. Colomer (2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.
^ "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.
^ Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle (2007). Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9.
^ 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.
^ "Troels Lund Poulsen er valgt som Venstres nye formand - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
^ "Europavalg". DR. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2009.

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[1] "Hvor mange medlemmer har de politiske partier?". Folketinget. November 28, 2016.

[Kirchner1988-2] Emil Joseph Kirchner; Alistair H. Thomas (1988). Liberal Parties in Western Europe. Cambridge University Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-521-32394-9. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[Slomp2011-3] 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.

[Nordsieck-4] Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe.

[ErssonLane1998-5] Svante Ersson; Jan-Erik Lane (1998). Politics and Society in Western Europe. SAGE. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-7619-5862-8. Retrieved August 17, 2012.

[6] Christensen, Nikolaj (2022). Unorganized Religion: Pentecostalism and Secularization in Denmark, 1907-1924. Brill. p. 25. ISBN 9789004509900. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

[Colomer2008-7] Josep M. Colomer (2008). Political Institutions in Europe. Routledge. p. 260. ISBN 978-1-134-07354-2.

[9] "AKVA3: Valg til regions råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[10] "VALGK3: Valg til kommunale råd efter område, parti og stemmer/kandidater/køn". Statistics Denmark. Retrieved June 13, 2010.

[KildalKuhnle2007-12] Nanna Kildal; Stein Kuhnle (2007). Normative Foundations of the Welfare State: The Nordic Experience. Routledge. p. 74. ISBN 978-1-134-27283-9.

[BengtssonHansen2013-13] 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.

[Denmark-Results-15] "Europavalg". DR. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved June 7, 2009.

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