{{Infobox political party | name = Forward | native_name = Fremad | native_name_lang = da | colorcode = #5A3073 | leader = [[Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille]] | foundation = {{start date|2019|11|7|df=y}}<ref name=foundationDRPOLITIK /><ref name=foundationTV2POLITIK /> | dissolution = {{end date|2020|10|8|df=y}}<ref name=disbandedRITZAU /> | split = [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]] | ideology = [[Liberalism]]<br>[[Classical liberalism]]<br>[[Pro-Europeanism]] | position = [[Centre-right]]<ref name=foundationTV2POLITIK/> | website = [https://www.partietfremad.dk/ partietfremad.dk] | country = Denmark | logo = [[File:Logo of Fremad.png|250px]] }}
'''Forward''' ({{langx|da|Fremad}}) was a Danish political party founded in November 2019 by [[Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille]] and [[Christina Egelund]], after they in October left the [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]].<ref name=foundationDRPOLITIK>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/efter-ugers-mystik-frafaldne-la-profiler-stifter-nyt-borgerligt-parti|title=Efter ugers mystik: Frafaldne LA-profiler stifter nyt borgerligt parti|last1=Steensbeck|first1=Bjarne|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Danmarks Radio Politik|access-date=14 November 2019|last2=Nicolas|first2=S. Nielsen|language=Danish}}</ref><ref name=foundationTV2POLITIK>{{Cite news|url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2019-11-05-tidligere-laere-starter-nyt-parti|title=Tidligere LA'ere starter nyt parti|last1=Frandsen|first1=Søren|last2=Foxil|first2=Emilie|date=7 November 2019|publisher=TV 2 Politik|access-date=14 November 2019|language=Danish}}</ref> Ammitzbøll-Bille was chairman and Egelund vice chairman and political spokesperson.<ref name=foundationTV2POLITIK /> Both had been leading figures in Liberal Alliance prior to the [[2019 Danish general election|June election]], that saw Egelund losing her seat in the [[Folketing]], while Ammitzbøll-Bille was reelected.<ref name=foundationDRPOLITIK />
Forward characterized itself as a [[Centrism|centrist]] party based on liberal values, and saw itself as the [[centre-right]] version of the [[Danish Social Liberal Party]]. The party was [[Pro-Europeanism|pro-EU]], and advocated for the abolition of two of the Danish [[Opt-outs in the European Union|opt-outs]]. They supported [[Jakob Ellemann-Jensen]], chairman of [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]], as prime minister. Their name was inspired by the French [[La République En Marche!]].<ref name=foundationDRPOLITIK />
On 8 October 2020, Simon Emil Amitzbøll-Bille and Christina Egelund announced that Forward was disbanded.<ref name=disbandedRITZAU>{{cite web|url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2020-10-08-simon-emil-ammitzboll-bille-skrotter-sit-parti-fremad|title= Simon Emil Ammitzbøll-Bille skrotter sit parti Fremad |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|publisher=Ritzau|via=tv2.dk|date=8 October 2020|quote=|access-date=8 October 2020}}</ref>
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