Christian Democrats Denmark do not enter Parliament
Counting is going on after Danish elections. The Christian Democrats again don't get a seat in the national parliament. Photo EPA, Mikkel Berg Pedersen
Northern Europe
The Christian Democratic party in Denmark did not make it to Parliament at Tuesday’s elections. The party is considering now not running again in the national vote.
The Folketing elections ended with a narrow victory for the left coalition of Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen. On Tuesday evening, shortly after closing the ballots, it was expected that she had to resign but reclaimed after counting the votes.
The Kristendemokraterne (Christian Democrats) stood for the Folketing again. They have not had any seats in the national Parliament from 2005 onwards. In the past year, the party has tried to change some views in the ethical chapter, like abortion. This has not led to a broader interest in the party. The outcome is that the voting percentage went down from 1.8 in 2019 to 0.5 in 2022.
According to Kristeligt Dagblad, the leadership of the party is considering the possibility not to stand again for the Folketing. A decision about this will follow soon.
Local
The KD is only represented at the local and regional levels. The party tried for years to get seats in the European Parliament but never succeeded and stopped running for the EP in 2009. The party might do the same with the national parliament.
The party was founded in 1971 as a pro-life movement. In 1975, it reached its height, with nine seats (based on 5.3 per cent of the votes). The party has been in several government coalitions. But from 2005, the party was not able to get elected in the Folketing anymore.
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