The Danish People's Party ( da, Dansk Folkeparti, DPP/DF) is a

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and

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. It was formed in 1995 by former members of the Progress Party (FrP). The DPP lent its support to the Venstre– Conservative People's Party coalition government that ruled from the general election of 2001 until the 2011 election defeat. While not part of the cabinet, DPP cooperated closely with the governing coalition on most issues and received support for key political stances in return, to the point that the government was commonly referred to as the "VKO-government" (O being DPP's election symbol). It also provided parliamentary support to

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's cabinets from 2016 to 2019, again without participating in it. In the

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, DPP secured 27% of the vote as part of the European Conservatives and Reformists group. This was followed by receiving 21% of the vote in the 2015 general election, becoming the second largest party in Denmark for the first time. However, since then the party has struggled to reach such levels of support, falling to 3rd place and 10.8% of the vote in the

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, and to just 8.7% in the

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, resulting in a loss of 21 seats and a return to opposition. The party would later lose over half of its seats in the

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, losing 130 of the 221 it held before the election, achieving just 4.1% of the vote. The party would also suffer a number of defections during 2022, following the rise of the

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. It would receive its worst general election result ever in

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, when it only won five seats.

History

The party's popularity has grown since its inception, taking 25 seats in the 179-member

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in the 2007 parliamentary election (13.8% of the vote, remaining the third largest party in Denmark). In the 2011 parliamentary election, while maintaining its position as the third largest party, DPP received 12.3% of the vote, marking its first electoral decline.

Early years (1995–2001)

The Danish People's Party was founded on 6 October 1995, after

Pia Kjærsgaard Pia Merete Kjærsgaard (; born 23 February 1947) is a Danish politician who was Speaker of the Danish Parliament from 2015 to 2019, and former leader of the Danish People's Party. She is a co-founder of the Danish People's Party, and led the ...

Kristian Thulesen Dahl Kristian Thulesen Dahl (born 30 July 1969) is a Danish director and former politician who served as Leader of the Danish People's Party (DPP) from 2012 to 2022. He was a Member of the Folketing (MF) from September 1994 until July 2022, first repr ...

, broke out from the Progress Party. Its first national convention was held in

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'', than to the previous Nordic form of right-wing populism. DPP represented a synthesis of several political currents: the Lutheran movement '' Tidehverv'' and its related journal, an intellectual nationalist right from the ''Danish Association'' (''Den Danske Forening'') and conservative populists from the Progress Party. In 1997, the party won about 7% in the municipal elections, and did very well in traditional left-wing municipalities, potentially rivaling the

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.Meret, 2009, p. 98. By 1998, the party had 2,500 registered members. The party made its electoral debut in the

1998 Danish parliamentary election General elections were held in Denmark on 11 March 1998. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p525 Although the centre-right parties led by Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democratic Party ...

, winning 13 seats and 7.4% of the vote. The party was, however, left with no influence in the formation of a government; it was shut out in large part due to the perception that it was not '' stuerent'' (i.e. not acceptable or "housebroken").

Conservative-Liberal coalition (2001–2011)

In the 2001 election, the party won 12% of the vote and 22 seats in

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. It became the third largest party in the parliament, giving them a key position, as they would have a parliamentary majority together with the Conservative People's Party and Venstre. DPP was favoured by these parties, as it had supported the Venstre candidate for Prime Minister,

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, during the election campaign. Eventually, it gave its parliamentary support for a Conservative-Liberal coalition government, headed by Prime Minister Rasmussen, in exchange for the implementation of some of their key demands, first and foremost stricter policies on immigration. The party had a key role in writing the rules and conditions for immigration in the immigration law that was established by the government in May 2002, which it called "Europe's strictest". In the 2005 election the party further increased their vote, and won 13.2% of the vote and 24 seats. With young first-time voters the party was even more popular, receiving one fifth of their votes. The party continued to support the government, and developed a broader policy base, as it made welfare policies its core issue, together with immigration policies. In 2006, the party's popularity rose dramatically in

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following the

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, at the expense of the

. The average of all monthly national polls showed DPP gaining seven seats in parliament from January to February, with the Social Democrats losing an equal amount. This effect, however, somewhat waned with the falling media attention to the cartoons controversy. In the 2007 parliamentary election, DPP won 13.9% and 25 seats, and again continued to support the Conservative-Liberal government. Thus, in every election since its founding the party has had a steady growth, although the growth rate has stagnated somewhat in recent years. Parties in the political centre, particularly the newly founded New Alliance had sought to become the kingmaker and be able to isolate the immigration policies of DPP, but eventually failed. The party was a member of the

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(MELD). In the 2009 elections for the European Parliament the prime candidate for the party,

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, won his seat in a landslide with 284,500 personal votes (most votes for any single candidate by any party); thus giving the party a second seat (which went to Anna Rosbach Andersen). The party made a breakthrough from its previous results in European elections, more than doubling its vote to 15.3%, and receiving 2 MEPs.

2015 election and back in coalition

During the

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the DPP won 21.08% of the national vote under the leadership of

, the highest since its founding and gained 37 seats putting the party in second place. In the aftermath, the party entered negotiations with Venstre to again provide parliamentary support in return for stricter policies on immigration and the EU. A minority government headed by

was subsequently formed with the DPP, the Liberal Alliance and the Conservative People's Party providing support.

2019 election and split

The party suffered a major defeat in the 2019 general election, recording its worst result since 1998. It won just 8.7% of the vote and 16 seats, a net loss of 21 seats since 2015; it fell to third place, just narrowly outpolling the Social Liberals. Some journalists and political commentators opined that the DPP's loss in support was as a result of the party's refusal and indecisiveness on taking direct part in government and the main parties including the Social Democrats adopting many of the DPP's policies on immigration and integration. In January 2022, Dahl stood down as leader and was replaced by

. In March that year, ten of the DPP's MPs left the party citing Messerschmidt's controversies related to fraud in the European Parliament and what they claimed to be a "toxic working environment" according to MP Liselott Blixt. In July 2022, a number of the DPP's former MPs (including Peter Skaarup and Jens Henrik Thulesen Dahl) applied to join the new

party.

Policies

DPP is a

and

party. It is positioned on the

right-wing Right-wing politics describes the range of political ideologies that view certain social orders and hierarchies as inevitable, natural, normal, or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authorit ...

of the political spectrum. The DPP's stated goals are to protect the freedom and cultural heritage of the Danish people, including the family, the

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and the

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, to enforce a strict

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, to work against Denmark becoming a multi-cultural society by limiting

immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not natives or where they do not possess citizenship in order to settle as permanent residents or naturalized citizens. Commuters, tourists, and ...

and promoting

cultural assimilation Cultural assimilation is the process in which a minority group or culture comes to resemble a society's majority group or assume the values, behaviors, and beliefs of another group whether fully or partially. The different types of cultural ass ...

of admitted immigrants, to maintain a strong welfare system for those in need, and to promote

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and

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by strengthening education and encouraging people to work, to protect the environment and natural resources, and to protect Danish sovereignty against the

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. In comparison to its predecessor, the Progress Party, the DPP focuses more on immigration, while at the same time being more pragmatic on other topics. While overall considered part of the radical right, its policies on most economic issues would rather place the party in the centre to centre-left.Liubomir K. Topaloff (2012).
Political Parties and Euroscepticism
'. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 178. The party's former leader, Kristian Thulesen Dahl, once declared DPP an anti-

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party.

Immigration

DPP is opposed to immigration. The party holds that Denmark is not naturally a country of

. The party also does not accept a

multi-ethnic Mixed race people are people of more than one race or ethnicity. A variety of terms have been used both historically and presently for mixed race people in a variety of contexts, including ''multiethnic'', ''polyethnic'', occasionally ''bi-eth ...

transformation of Denmark, and rejects

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. Former party leader Pia Kjærsgaard stated she did "not want Denmark as a multiethnic, multicultural society", and that a multiethnic Denmark would be a "national disaster". The party seeks to drastically reduce non-Western immigration, opposes and favors

of immigrants from all religions. In 2010, the party proposed to put a complete stop to all immigration from non-Western countries, a continuation of a proposal the month before to toughen the 24-year rule. They do, however, make the distinction between immigrants, those who intend to stay in Denmark permanently, and refugees, those that will only be in Denmark for the duration of the conflict, but ultimately intend to return home. The party has stated that it is more than happy to help those in need, but have a moral responsibility to the people of Denmark to keep Denmark Danish. Cooperation with the Conservative-Liberal coalition government resulted in the implementation of some of their key demands, most importantly strong restrictions in immigration policies, which have resulted in what is often described as Europe's strictest immigration laws. The new government enacted rules that prevented Danish citizens and others from bringing a foreign spouse into the country unless both partners were aged 24 or above, passed a solvency test showing the Dane had not claimed social security for 12 months, and could lodge a bond of 60,011 kroner (about US$10,100). One declared aim of this was to fight

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. These new rules had the effect that while about 8,151

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permits were granted in 2002, the number had fallen to 3,525 by 2005. Some social benefits for refugees were also cut by 30-40% during their first seven years in power. Ordinary unemployment benefits were replaced by a reduced "start-up aid". Whereas the government coalition's declared aim with this was to improve integration by inciting people to work, immigration spokesman

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of DPP has expressed his content in that the start-up aid has decreased the number of economic refugees greatly, showing them that "one does not find gold on the street, as has been told out in the third world". Nevertheless, total immigration increased post implementation of the migration reforms.

Other domestic

The party wants to improve conditions for the elderly and disabled, and advocates stricter punishments for crimes such as

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violence Violence is the use of physical force so as to injure, abuse, damage, or destroy. Other definitions are also used, such as the World Health Organization's definition of violence as "the intentional use of physical force or Power (social and p ...

sexual abuse Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. Molestation often refers to an instance of sexual assa ...

, reckless driving, and cruelty to animals. It supports grants for specific research into

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Islamism Islamism (also often called political Islam or Islamic fundamentalism) is a political ideology which posits that modern states and regions should be reconstituted in constitutional, economic and judicial terms, in accordance with what is ...

, and

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history as well as increased defense spending. It also wants to maintain the Danish

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and the current

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, and to abolish the 'hate speech' clause in the Danish criminal code.

Foreign

The party opposes a cession of Denmark's

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to the

and opposes further EU integration and Eurofederalism. It also opposes the

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currency and wants to maintain the Danish krone. It is also against the potential

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. DPP is Eurosceptic. The party initially voted in favour of the

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, but in 2014, the foreign affairs spokesman

Søren Espersen Søren Espersen (born 20 July 1953 in Svenstrup) is a Danish politician, journalist, and author, who was elected as a member of the Folketing for the Danish People's Party in 2005. He was also the party's foreign affairs spokesperson. and former ...

said this support had been mistaken and that the rule of former dictator

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was "far preferable" to the events that followed. He claimed the party had "blindly followed" Prime Minister

at the time of the invasion. The party supported Danish enforcement of a no-fly zone during the 2011 military intervention in Libya, but was initially sceptical of proposals for direct Danish military involvement. The party later supported the decision out of solidarity with NATO. The party leadership subsequently supported extending the Danish mission in Libya, despite the disagreement of its defense spokesman Ib Poulsen. Three years after the intervention, foreign affairs spokesman Espersen stated the party's support for the intervention was a "mistake" and predicated on a misunderstanding of the ideology of the Libyan rebels. The party supported Danish participation in France's Operation Serval against Islamist fighters in Mali. However, it opposed proposals for Danish involvement in the Syrian Civil War. The party seeks international recognition of

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and supports Taiwan in its disputes with the

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. In 2007, the party opposed the Danish government's plan to recognise the independence of Kosovo, and maintained the territorial integrity of

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. The DPP is supportive of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

and opposes the recognition of Palestine on the grounds that there is no effective Palestinian state, and wants to move the Danish embassy in Israel to

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. The DPP also supports Danish membership of

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Analysis of vote

* An analysis by the trade union SiD after the 2001 election stated that among unskilled workers aged under 40, 30% voted for DPP and only 25% for the Social Democrats. * Decreased importance of "economic cleavage": Several authors believe that the political "cleavages" of European societies have changed over recent decades Contemporary Western European democracies are characterized by two major cleavage dimensions: the economic cleavage dimension, which pits workers against the capital, and which concerns the degree of state involvement in the economy, and the socio-cultural cleavage dimension. * Referendums brought the rejection of the

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and the

. The DPP has managed to harness this scepticism more effectively than others. One feature, compared to other Danish parties, is that the Danish People's Party is usually underrepresented by about 1-1.5% in

opinion poll An opinion poll, often simply referred to as a survey or a poll (although strictly a poll is an actual election) is a human research survey of public opinion from a particular sample. Opinion polls are usually designed to represent the opinions ...

s. Election researchers have suggested that the party's voters may be less interested in politics, and therefore declining to talk to pollsters, or that voters are reluctant to reveal their support for the party to pollsters.

Leaders

The party has had the following leaders since its foundation:

Election results

Parliament

Local elections

European Parliament

References

Sources

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External links

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Dansk Folkeparti
- Official site
The Party Program of the Danish People's Party
Official website (page in English). {{Danish People's Party European Conservatives and Reformists member parties Political parties established in 1995 1995 establishments in Denmark Anti-Islam political parties in Europe Nationalist parties in Denmark Eurosceptic parties in Denmark Far-right politics in Denmark Anti-Islam sentiment in Denmark Right-wing populism in Denmark Right-wing populist parties Anti-immigration politics in Europe Social conservative parties National conservative parties Conservative parties in Denmark Right-wing parties in Europe