🇩🇰 Denmark

No upcoming national election is on record for Denmark.

System of government

Parliamentary constitutional monarchy

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of state

King

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Head of government

Prime Minister

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Voting age

18

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Compulsory voting

No

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Electoral authority

Ministry of the Interior and Health - Elections Unit

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Legislature

valg.im.dk Official source

Der vælges 179 medlemmer til Folketinget, heraf 2 på Færøerne og 2 i Grønland.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

lifeindenmark.borger.dk News report

In Denmark, voting is not mandatory.

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

• Folketing 179 seats · 4-year term · Direct proportional representation using constituency seats and compensatory seats; 175 seats are elected in Denmark, 2 in Greenland and 2 in the Faroe Islands.

The monarch is the formal head of state and appoints the Prime Minister and ministers, while the government is politically responsible to the Folketing. Parliamentary elections must occur at least every four years, but the Prime Minister may call an early election; the Prime Minister is not directly elected.

• Mar242026

  Parliamentary election

  2026 Danish parliamentary election

  24 March 2026·7 months ago·Folketing

  Held Final results

  valg.im.dk Official source

  Endelig opgørelse over stemmerne ved folketingsvalget den 24. marts 2026.

  Recorded 8 Oct 2026

  dst.dk News report

  Stemmeberettigede: 4.303.429 Deltagelse: 83,99 %

  Recorded 8 Oct 2026

• Jun12022

  Referendum

  2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum

  1 June 2022·4 years ago

  Held

  Wikidata Q111136377: 2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum Wikidata

  2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendum - point in time 2022-06-01

  Recorded 8 Oct 2026 · Licence: CC0-1.0

• valg.im.dkOfficial source
• valg.im.dkOfficial source
• Wikidata Q111136377: 2022 Danish European Union opt-out referendumWikidata wikidata.org · Licence: CC0-1.0
• dst.dkNews report
• ft.dkNews report
• lifeindenmark.borger.dkNews report
• um.dkNews report

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