Social Democratic Party of Denmark
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Social Democrats
Socialdemokratiet |
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| Leader | Mette Frederiksen |
| Deputy Leader |
Mogens Jensen Frank Jensen |
| Founded | 1871 |
| Headquarters | Vester Voldgade 96 1552 Copenhagen, Denmark |
| Student wing | Frit Forum - Social Democratic Students of Denmark |
| Youth wing | Social Democratic Youth of Denmark (DSU) |
| Membership (2011) | 44,764 |
| Ideology |
Social democracy Pro-Europeanism |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| European affiliation | Party of European Socialists |
| International affiliation |
Progressive Alliance, Socialist International |
| European Parliament group | Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK |
| Colours | Red |
| Folketing: |
46 / 179
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| European Parliament: |
3 / 13
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| Regions: |
67 / 205
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| Municipalities: |
773 / 2,444
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| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| www |
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The Social Democrats (Danish: Socialdemokraterne or Socialdemokratiet) is a social-democraticpolitical 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 is still 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.
Founded by Louis Pio in 1871, the party first entered the Folketing in 1884. By the early 20th century it had become the party with the largest representation in the Folketing, a distinction it would hold for 77 years. It first formed a government in 1924 under Thorvald Stauning, the longest-serving Danish Prime Minister of the 20th century. During Stauning's government, the Social Democrats exerted a profound influence on Danish society, laying the foundation of the Danish welfare state.
From 2002 to 2016 the party used the name Socialdemokraterne in some contexts.
A member of the Party of European Socialists (PES), the Social Democrats have three MEPs in the European Parliament.
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