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Danish Social Liberal Party
Det Radikale Venstre |
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| Organizational leader | Søren Bald |
| Political leader | Margrethe Vestager |
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| Founded | 1905 |
| Headquarters | Christiansborg 1240 København K |
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| Ideology | Social Liberalism |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
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| Website http://www.radikale.dk |
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Det Radikale Venstre (literally: The Radical Left) is a social liberal party in Denmark. Margrethe Vestager (born April 13 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish Politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Christiansborg Palace on Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen, is the house of Denmark 's three supreme powers the executive power, the Copenhagen (ˌkəʊpənˈheɪgən ˌkəʊpənˈhɑːgən ˈkəʊpənˌheɪgən ˈkəʊpənˌhɑːgən kʰøb̥ənˈhɑʊ̯ˀn kʰøb̥m̩ˈhɑʊ̯ˀn is the capital and largest city Social liberalism, also called new liberalism (as it was originally termed high liberalism radical liberalism, modern liberalism, or Liberal International is a Political international for liberal parties. Social liberalism, also called new liberalism (as it was originally termed high liberalism radical liberalism, modern liberalism, or The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe It is officially translated by the party as Danish Social Liberal Party. A more traditional English-language name is the Radical Liberal Party.
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The party is a member of Liberal International and the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party. Liberal International is a Political international for liberal parties. The European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party (founded in 1993 is a liberal party, mainly active in the European Union, composed of 55 national parties from across It was founded in 1905 as a split from the liberal Venstre Reform Party. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the The literal translation radical left is nowadays somewhat misleading, as the party is traditionally described as being in the center of the left-right political scale. The use of the word for "left" in the name of the former mother party Venstre and the Norwegian party Venstre is meant to refer to Liberalism and not Socialism. Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional The Liberal Party of Norway (Venstre V meaning "left" is a social liberal Political party in Norway. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution
The party president is Søren Bald and it has nine members of parliament. By far the most prominent member, however, is former parliament group leader and spokesperson Marianne Jelved, former vice prime minister and minister of economic affairs. Marianne Bruus Jelved née Hirsbro (born September 5, 1943) is a Danish politician and is educated as a teacher and in the theory of education The party is currently in opposition.
The party performed well at the 2005 elections. Legislative elections were held in Denmark on February 8, 2005. It came out with 9. 2% of the popular vote and 17 seats in Parliament, a gain of eight seats. The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. After the 2007 elections, the party lost 8 seats and now has a total of 9. The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on November 13, 2007. The party remains in opposition to the right-wing coalition, led by the Liberal Party. Venstre (ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁɐ in Danish literally Left) full name Venstre Danmarks Liberale Parti ( Venstre Liberal Party of Denmark) is the
Lately the party has been inspired by Richard Florida's book "The rise of the Creative Class". Richard Florida (born 1957 in Newark New Jersey) is an American Urban studies theorist The party have also released their own book/political program called "Det kreative Danmark" (The Creative Denmark).
Current issues high on the agenda for the party are:
In 2007 some prominent members of the party criticised the strategy as being too left-leaning and depending too much on the Social Democrats.
On 7 May 2007 MP Naser Khader and MEP Anders Samuelsen announced that they had left the party and founded the New Alliance party along with Conservative MEP Gitte Seeberg. Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Naser Khader (ناصر خاضر (born July 1, 1963) is a member of the Parliament of Denmark for Liberal Alliance. Anders Samuelsen (born on 1 August 1967 in Horsens) is a Danish Politician, member of the Folketing with the The Conservative People's Party (Det Konservative Folkeparti also known as Conservatives ( Konservative) is a Danish Political party. Gitte Seeberg (born on 25 June 1960 in Copenhagen)is a Danish Politician and member of parliament.
During the following debate the party first distanced itself from the Social Democrats, but after being criticized internally for that too, returned to an oppositional role.
In the election in November 2007 the party was reduced by almost half, some voters leaving for New Alliance, but even more for the Socialist People's Party. The Socialist People's Party (Danish Socialistisk Folkeparti, SF is a Danish socialist and Green Political party.
At a press release on 15 June 2007, it was announced that MP Margrethe Vestager would take over the leadership of the party after Marianne Jelved, and that the party would rethink its strategy and will now consider forming a coalition government with either the left or right side of parliament. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Margrethe Vestager (born April 13 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish Politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party [1]
Vestager clarified during the run-up to the 2007 election that her party would only be supporting a government lead by the Social Democrats. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, it received 5. The 66th Folketing election in Denmark was held on November 13, 2007. 1% of the vote, and 9 out of 179 seats.
The party has traditionally kept it self in the center of the political scale, however since the nineties, they have cooperated mainly with the Social Democratic Party, and thus supported the left side of the parliament. The Social Democrats (Socialdemokraterne is a Danish political party During the recent 2007 election, the possibility of cooperating with Liberal/Conservative government has been a major source of debate inside the party, but was rejected by the parliamentary group leader Margrethe Vestager. Margrethe Vestager (born April 13 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish Politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party
Parliamentary group leaders in the Folketing:
Identical with Parliamentary group leaders in the Folketing except when the party was in government, and in certain periods there were forms of co-leadership. Margrethe Vestager (born April 13 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish Politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party Niels Johannes Lebech (born 12 September 1948) is a Danish politician and member of the European Parliament and former Minister for Ecclesiastical The leader or chairperson of a Parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong Party discipline The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. Carl Theodor Zahle ( January 19 1866 in Roskilde – February 3 1946 in Copenhagen) Danish Lawyer and Ove Rode ( 31 August 1867 &ndash 11 July 1933) was a Danish politician newspaper editor and Minister of Interior Affairs Carl Theodor Zahle ( January 19 1866 in Roskilde – February 3 1946 in Copenhagen) Danish Lawyer and Carl Theodor Zahle ( January 19 1866 in Roskilde – February 3 1946 in Copenhagen) Danish Lawyer and Peter Rochegune Munch (in Danish usually referred to as P Munch) (1870 – 1948 was a leading Danish Historian and Politician. Jørgen Peder Laurids' Jørgensen' ( May 19 1888 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Danish politician member of Folketinget Jørgen Peder Laurids' Jørgensen' ( May 19 1888 &ndash December 15, 1974) was a Danish politician member of Folketinget Karl Skytte ( March 31 1908 &ndash June 9, 1986) was a Danish politician member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party Svend Haugaard ( Apr 13 1913 &ndash Mar 3, 2003) was a Danish politician member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party Hilmar Baunsgaard ('hilmɑ 'b̥ɑʊnsg̊ɒ ( 26 February 1920 &ndash 2 July 1989) was a Danish Politician. Svend Haugaard ( Apr 13 1913 &ndash Mar 3, 2003) was a Danish politician member of Folketinget for the Social Liberal Party Niels Lolk Helveg Petersen (born 17 January 1939 in Odense) is a Danish Politician, member of parliament ( Folketinget) Marianne Bruus Jelved née Hirsbro (born September 5, 1943) is a Danish politician and is educated as a teacher and in the theory of education Marianne Bruus Jelved née Hirsbro (born September 5, 1943) is a Danish politician and is educated as a teacher and in the theory of education Margrethe Vestager (born April 13 1968 in Glostrup) is a Danish Politician representing the Danish Social Liberal Party The leader or chairperson of a Parliamentary group holds an influential political post in a parliamentary system with strong Party discipline The Folketing, or Folketinget, is the national Parliament of Denmark. The time periods are disputable but they may be argued to be as presented here:
"Co-leaders"