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From past to the future

Folketingparliament

Denmark · founded 1849

What it is

The Folketing is the unicameral national parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark, based at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen. It is tasked with enacting national legislation, approving the state budget, and holding the government accountable. Established under the Constitution of 1849 as the lower chamber of the bicameral Rigsdag, it transitioned into a unicameral assembly in 1953 when the upper house was abolished.

People

Henrik Frandsen
Speaker of the Folketing
Søren Gade
Outgoing Speaker of the Folketing
Leif Lahn Jensen
First Deputy Speaker
Karsten Hønge
Second Deputy Speaker
Jacob Jensen
Third Deputy Speaker
Morten Messerschmidt
Fourth Deputy Speaker

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