Moderates (Denmark)
Moderates Moderaterne | |
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| Abbreviation | M |
| Chairman | Lars Løkke Rasmussen |
| Founded | 5 June 2022 |
| Split from | Venstre |
| Headquarters | Lyskær 8, 2730 Herlev |
| Think tank | Det Politiske Mødested |
| Ideology | Liberalism |
| Political position | Centretocentre-right |
| European Parliament group | Renew Europe[1] |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | |
| Folketing | 15 / 179[a] |
| European Parliament | 1 / 14 |
| Municipal councils | 8 / 2,436 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| moderaterne | |
TheModerates(Danish:Moderaterne) is aliberalpolitical party inDenmarkfounded by formerPrime Ministerand currentMinister of Foreign AffairsLars Løkke Rasmussen.[3]He announced the name in a foundational speech on 5 June 2021. At the same time, he said that his main scenario was that the party would be formed after the2021 Danish local elections.[4][5]The name was, according to Rasmussen, inspired by the fictitious Prime MinisterBirgitte Nyborg's partyModeraternein the hit political TV dramaBorgen(itself allegedly inspired by theSocial Liberal Party) as well as the SwedishModerate Party,the then–second largest party in the SwedishRiksdag.[6][7]The Moderates' political position is referred to ascentre[8][9]tocentre-right.[10]
According to Rasmussen, Moderaterne is acentristparty that has the ambition to create "progress and change in a crossroads between a blue bloc that is tormented by value politics and a red bloc that is stuck in a past view of individual and state".[11]Thus, it is not aligned with either bloc in the Folketing.[12]The party began collecting voting declarations in June 2021. On 15 September 2021 Lars Løkke Rasmussen announced that they had received the 20,182 signatures needed to be eligible to stand in the2022 Danish general election.[13][14][15]
The Moderates saw a surge in popularity during campaigning for the 2022 general election, eventually ending up as the third largest party with 16 seats,[16]as polls had suggested.[17]They had positioned themselves askingmakersin deciding who the next prime minister should be,[18]but the incumbent red bloc won a majority, thus preventing the Moderates from having the decisive seats in the next government.[19]Despite this, the Moderates entered negotiations with theSocial DemocratsandVenstreand successfully formed agrand coalitiongovernment, theFrederiksen II Cabinet.[20]
Election results
[edit]Parliament
[edit]| Election | Leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/- | Government |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Lars Løkke Rasmussen | 327,699 | 9.27 (#3) | 16 / 179
|
New | Coalition |
European Parliament
[edit]| Year | List leader | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | EP Group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Stine Bosse | 145,698 | 5.95 (#10) | 1 / 15
|
New | RE |
Notes
[edit]- ^Only 175 of the 179 seats in the Danish Parliament, theFolketing,are obtainable byDanish political partiesasGreenlandand theFaroe Islandsare assigned two seats each due to their status as territories in theKingdom of Denmark.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Moderaterne vil vælges til Europa-Parlamentet, kommuner og regioner:" Vi udvider paletten "".Altinget.dk(in Danish). 8 March 2023.Retrieved2023-03-13.
- ^"Oversigt over Folketingssalen".Folketinget(in Danish).Retrieved2023-07-06.
- ^"Lars Løkke: Mit nye parti skal hedde Moderaterne".Politiken.June 5, 2021.
- ^Winther, Bent (June 5, 2021)."Løkke tænkte på svenske Reinfeldt og danske Nyborg og kastede sig ud i det".Berlingske.dk.
- ^"Nu er det officielt: Lars Løkke stifter nyt parti ved navn Moderaterne".jyllands-posten.dk.June 5, 2021.
- ^"Løkke tænkte på svenske Reinfeldt og danske Nyborg og kastede sig ud i det".5 June 2021.
- ^"I 'Borgen' indtog Birgitte Nyborg og hendes moderate parti Statsministeriet – så tæt er Løkke på at gøre hende kunsten efter - TV 2".26 October 2022.
- ^"Centre-left government hangs in balance as Denmark goes to the polls".Euronews.1 November 2022.Retrieved1 November2022.
- ^"Danes go to the polls in thriller election".France 24.30 October 2022.
- ^"Election will show if Denmark's rebellious streak veers right".Youth Journalism International.31 October 2022.Retrieved16 November2022.
Another former Venstre party member is Lars Løkke Rasmussen, a former Danish prime minister known in part for his spending scandals. As reported by Information, Rasmussen is now running with his new centre-right party Moderaterne, which means Moderates..
- ^"Lars Løkke bekræfter nyt parti - TV 2".nyheder.tv2.dk.April 10, 2021.
- ^"Denmark's PM to explore broad coalition after narrow election win".Reuters. November 2, 2022.
- ^"Løkkes parti tager stormskridt mod stemmesedlen".TV 2(in Danish). 2021-09-07.Retrieved2021-09-17.
- ^"Moderaterne".Vælgererklæring.September 7, 2021.
- ^"Løkkes nye parti klar til stemmesedlen: Afviser ikke statsministerposten".Dr.dk.15 September 2021.Retrieved15 September2021.
- ^"Løkke erklærede regeringen død for tidligt – og gemte sig bag låste døre - TV 2".nyheder.tv2.dk(in Danish). 2022-11-02.Retrieved2022-11-02.
- ^"Løkke stormer frem i ny måling - Moderaterne står til at blive tredjestørste parti".DR(in Danish). 2022-10-22.Retrieved2022-10-22.
- ^"Kongemageren: Lars Løkke skubber De Radikale af brættet med sit nye moderate Venstre".Information(in Danish). 2022-10-07.Retrieved2022-10-22.
- ^"Partiledere raser over nordatlantiske mandater: - Når man ser på danskernes stemmetal alene, er der et flertal imod Mette Frederiksen - TV 2".nyheder.tv2.dk(in Danish). 2022-11-02.Retrieved2022-11-02.
- ^"Denmark's new government bridges left-right divide".POLITICO.2022-12-14.Retrieved2022-12-18.
