Christian People's Party (Denmark)
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Christian Democrats
Kristendemokraterne |
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| Chairman | Stig Grenov |
| Founded | 13 April 1970 |
| Headquarters | Vermlandsgade 51 2300 København S |
| Youth wing | KDup |
| Ideology |
Christian democracy Regionalism |
| Political position | Centre to Centre-right |
| European affiliation | European People's Party |
| International affiliation | Centrist Democrat International |
| European Parliament group | No MEPs |
| Colours | Orange |
| Folketing |
0 / 179
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| European Parliament |
0 / 13
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| Municipal councils |
6 / 2,444
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| Election symbol | |
| K | |
| Website | |
| www |
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The Christian Democrats (Danish: Kristendemokraterne) are a political party in Denmark. The party was founded in 1970 to oppose the liberalization of restrictions on pornography and the legalization of abortion. It was known as the Christian People's Party (Kristeligt Folkeparti) from April 1970 to 2003. Originally, the party was not considered part of the European Christian democratic tradition, and it was better known as a religious conservative party.
The Christian Democrats are a member of the European People's Party (EPP) and the Centrist Democrat International.
It was formed in 1970. Since its inception, the party has enjoyed an intermittent presence in the Parliament of Denmark, rarely winning much more than the two percent minimum required to gain seats under Denmark's proportional representation system, and frequently falling below the threshold, as happened most recently in the 2011 and 2015 parliamentary elections. Despite its small size, the party has served in a number of coalition governments. From 1982 to 1988, it was in coalition with the Liberal Party and Conservative People's Party; from 1993 to 1994, it served in government with the Social Democrats, the Social Liberals and the Centre Democrats.
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