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Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. Queen Margrethe II has largely ceremonial functions; probably her most significant formal power lies in her right to appoint the prime minister and cabinet ministers, who are responsible for administration of the government. However, she must consult with parliamentary leaders to determine the public's will, since the cabinet may be dismissed by a vote of no confidence in the Folketing (parliament). Cabinet members are occasionally recruited from outside the Folketing. |
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Denmark is a constitutional monarchy. Queen Margrethe II has largely ceremonial functions; probably her most significant formal power lies in her right to appoint the prime minister and cabinet ministers, who are responsible for administration of the government. However, she must consult with parliamentary leaders to determine the public's will, since the cabinet may be dismissed by a vote of no confidence in the Folketing (parliament). Cabinet members are occasionally recruited from outside the Folketing. |
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The 1953 constitution established a unicameral Folketing of not more than 179 members, of whom two are elected from the Faroe Islands and two from Greenland. Elections are held at least every four years, but the prime minister can dissolve the Folketing at any time and call for new elections. Folketing members are elected by a complicated system of proportional representation; any party receiving at least 2% of the total national vote receives representation. The result is a multiplicity of parties (10 currently in parliament), none of which holds a majority. Electorate participation normally is more than 85%. |
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The 1953 constitution established a unicameral Folketing of not more than 179 members, of whom two are elected from the Faroe Islands and two from Greenland. Elections are held at least every four years, but the prime minister can dissolve the Folketing at any time and call for new elections. Folketing members are elected by a complicated system of proportional representation; any party receiving at least 2% of the total national vote receives representation. The result is a multiplicity of parties (10 currently in parliament), none of which holds a majority. Electorate participation normally is more than 85%. |
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Since the 1988 elections, which led to a domestic truce on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and security questions, Denmark's role in the European Union (EU) has come to be a key political issue. Denmark emerged from two referendums (June 2, 1992, and May 18, 1993) with four important exemptions (or "opt-outs") to the Maastricht Treaty on the European Union: common defense, common currency, EU citizenship, and certain aspects of legal cooperation, including law enforcement. However, the Amsterdam Treaty was approved in a referendum May 28, 1998, by a 55% majority. |
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Since the 1988 elections, which led to a domestic truce on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and security questions, Denmark's role in the European Union (EU) has come to be a key political issue. Denmark emerged from two referendums (June 2, 1992, and May 18, 1993) with four important exemptions (or "opt-outs") to the [Maastricht Treaty]? on the European Union: common defense, common currency, EU citizenship, and certain aspects of legal cooperation, including law enforcement. However, the [Amsterdam Treaty]? was approved in a referendum May 28, 1998, by a 55% majority. |
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metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 2 kommunes*; Arhus?, Bornholm, Fredericksberg?*, Frederiksborg?, Fyn?, Kobenhavn?, Kobenhavns?*, Nordjylland?, Ribe?, Ringkobing?, Roskilde?, Sonderjylland?, Storstrom?, Vejle?, Vestsjalland?, Viborg? |
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metropolitan Denmark - 14 counties (amter, singular - amt) and 2 kommunes*; Arhus?, Bornholm, Frederiksberg?*, Frederiksborg?, Fyn?, Kobenhavn?, Kobenhavns?*, Nordjylland?, Ribe?, Ringkobing?, Roskilde?, Sonderjylland?, Storstrom?, Vejle?, Vestsjalland?, Viborg? |
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