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Social Democrats

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How Denmark invented Social Democracy

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A | Socialdemokratiet | Social Democrats | Denmark, General Election 2019

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Denmark Votes: Denmark's centre-left Social Democrats wins

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The Social Democrats, officially Social Democracy (Socialdemokratiet), is a social-democratic political party in Denmark. It was the major coalition partner in government from the 2011 parliamentary election, with then-party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt as Prime Minister. After the 2015 parliamentary election, the party is no longer in government, though it regained the position as the largest party in the Danish parliament, the Folketing, with 47 of 179 seats. Helle Thorning-Schmidt withdrew as party leader on the night of the election as a direct consequence of the loss of government control, and she was succeeded on 28 June 2015 by the former vice leader, Mette Frederiksen.
  • Overview 

  • 19th century 

  • 20th century 

  • Poul Nyrup Rasmussen government coalition: 1993–2001 

  • In opposition: 2001–2011 

  • Helle Thorning-Schmidt government coalition: 2011–2015 

  • In opposition: 2015–2019 

  • Mette Frederiksen government: 2019–present 

  • Platform 

  • Political leadership 

  • Leader of the Social Democrats 

  • Electoral performance