Denmark
is one of the oldest kingdoms in the world. The queen, Margrethe II is much
loved among the Danes. Her family’s lineage is one of the oldest in Europe, and
dates back to 900 AD.
As like
in Belgium, the voting age is 18 and the election period is four years. Ever
since 1909, no party has had an absolute majority so the Danish politics are
also called “collaborative democracy”. The leading parties lead the country by
making compromises and seeking the center way. The current Prime Minister is
Lars Lokke Rasmussen. He is the head of a coalition of the two leading parties:
the Liberal Party and the Conservative People's Party.
Fun
fact: the previous and the current Prime Minister share the same surname
“Rasmussen”, but are not related.
So the
previous Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, played a very important role in
the change of the political situation in Denmark. He won the elections in 2001
and during his rule; he pushed over the Social Democrate party, which has been
the biggest party since 1920.
The main
focus of Danish politics is the well-being of their society, and much less
economic prosperity. For decades they have mainly concentrated on social
cohesion. It is interesting to see how they prefer calm maintenance over
aggressive self-improvement. And for whatever reason, it works.
Sources:
It was an honor to meet the previous Prime Minister, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Also the population like him.
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