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 (Denmark), Venstre had been expected to win, the Social Democrats (Denmark), Social Democratic Party-led government of Poul Nyrup Rasmussen remained in power in a very close vote that required several recounts.
Venstre leader Uffe Ellemann-Jensen resigned as party leader a few days after the election. The new Danish People's Party made a successful electoral debut. Voter turnout was 85.9% in Denmark proper, 66.1% in the Faroe Islands and 63.2% in Greenland.
[Nohlen & Stöver, p549]
Results
See also
*List of members of the Folketing, 1998–2001
References
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March 1998 events in Europe