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All 179 seats to the Folketing 90 seats were needed for a majority |
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Poul Schlüter
Conservative People's
Poul Schlüter
Conservative People's
General elections were held in Denmark on 8 September 1987. Although the Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing with 54 of the 179 seats, the Conservative People's Party-led coalition government was able to continue. Voter turnout was 86.7% in Denmark proper, 68.9% in the Faroe Islands and 44.9% in Greenland.