denmark

Country information

• EU Constitution
  Referendum suspended following French/Dutch rejection of EU Constitution in 2005(more).
  
  
• The Lisbon Treaty: to be ratified by the Parliament in June 2008.
  
  
• EU Presidency: January-June 2012
  
  
• Government Type: constitutional monarchy
  
  
• Executive Branch
  
  � HEAD OF STATE
   Queen MARGRETHE II (since 14 January 1972)
  
  � HEAD OF GOVERNMENT
   Prime Minister Anders Fogh RASMUSSEN (since 27 November 2001)
  
  � MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
  Per Stig MOELLER
  
  
• Legislative branch
  
  � ELECTIONS
  Last elections: 13 November 2007
  Next elections: February 2009
  
  � ELECTION RESULTS (Note: does not include de 2 seats from Greenland and the 2 seats from The Faroe Islands)
  Liberal Party 26.2% (46 seats)
  Social Democrats 25.5% (45 seats)
  Danish People's Party 13.9% (25 seats)
  Conservative Party 10.4% (18 seats)
  Social Liberal Party 5.1% (9 seats)
  New Alliance 2.8% (5 seats)
  Red-Green Alliance 2.2% (4 seats)