Danish Social Liberal Party

{{short description|Political party in Denmark}} {{use dmy dates|date=May 2020}} {{Infobox political party | country = Denmark | logo_size = 250px | colorcode = {{Political party data|color}} | abbreviation = RV B{{efn|Official [[party letter]] on voting ballot}} | name = Danish Social Liberal Party | native_name = {{Lang|da|Radikale Venstre|italic=no}} | logo = [[File:Logo of the Danish Social Liberal Party (2025).svg|250px]] | flag =  | leader = [[Martin Lidegaard]] | chairman = [[Anne Heeager]] | newspaper = ''Radikal Politik'' | symbol = [[File:Radikale Venstre symbol (2021–present).svg|40px|alt=B]] | split = [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] | foundation = {{Start date and age|1905|5|21|df=yes}} | headquarters = [[Christiansborg Palace|Christiansborg]] 1240 [[Copenhagen|København]] K, [[Denmark]] | ideology = [[Social liberalism]] [[Green politics]]{{refn|<ref name="greenpol">{{Cite web|url=https://politiken.dk/debat/art7369755/Vi-er-egentlig-helst-fri-for-at-komme-i-Folketinget|title=Nyt liberalt parti vil gøre blå blok grøn, men: Vi er egentlig helst fri for at komme i Folketinget|last=Valdimarsson|first=Emil|date=2019-09-07|language=da|website=Politiken}}</ref><ref name="green">{{Cite web|url=https://fagbladetfoa.dk/politik/hvad-er-partiernes-maerkesager-faa-overblikket-her/#:~:text=Europa%2520er%2520Danmarks%2520vej%2520til%2520fremtiden%252C%2520mener%2520partiet.&text=Radikale%2520Venstre%2520vil%2520indf%C3%B8re%2520en,af%2520Rusland%252C%2520Mellem%C3%B8sten%2520og%2520USA.|title=Hvad er partiernes mærkesager? Få overblikket her|last=Ginnerup Kelsen & Lynghøj Storgaard|first=Rigmor & Cecilie|date=2026-03-20|language=da|website=Fagbladet FOA}}</ref><ref name="greentransition">{{Cite web|url=https://www.aldeparty.eu/blog/news-11/radikale-venstre-charts-path-to-a-fossil-free-denmark-291|title=Radikale Venstre charts path to a fossil-free Denmark|date=2025-09-23|website=ALDE Party}}</ref><ref name="greenreform">{{Cite web|url=https://scandasia.com/no-majority-in-danish-election-ruling-coalition-weakened-as-parties-prepare-for-coalition-talks/|title=election: ruling coalition weakened as parties prepare for coalition talks|last=Sadjadi-Munk|first=Helene|date=2026-03-25|website=Scandasia}}</ref><ref name="greenrv">{{Cite web|url=https://faktalink.dk/emner/radikale-venstre#definition|title=Radikale Venstre|last=Lehmann Sivertsen|first=Katrine|date=2024-01-01|website=faktalink|language=da}}</ref>}} | membership = {{decrease}} 5,945<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Hoffmann-Hansen|first1=Henrik|last2=Nilsson|first2=Simone|last3=Jespersen|first3=Johan Storgaard|last4=Krasnik|first4=Benjamin|last5=Fabricius|first5=Kitte|last6=Schmidt|first6=Mara Malene Raun|last7=Gosmann|first7=Mie Borggreen Winther og Sara Mathilde|date=2022-10-03|title=Overblik: Partierne i Danmark|url=https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/politik-begyndere/overblik-partierne-i-danmark|access-date=2023-01-04|website=[[Kristeligt Dagblad]]|language=da|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108101315/https://www.kristeligt-dagblad.dk/politik-begyndere/overblik-partierne-i-danmark|url-status=live}}</ref> | membership_year = 2022 | position = [[Centrism|Centre]] to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]] | international = [[Liberal International]] '''Historical:''' [[International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties|Radical International]] | european = [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party]] | europarl = [[Renew Europe]] | affiliation1_title = Nordic affiliation | affiliation1 = [[Centre Group]] | youth_wing = [[Radikal Ungdom]] | colours = {{ublist | {{color box|#d2307e|border=darkgray}} [[Magenta]] (official) | {{color box|#02944f|border=darkgray}} [[Green]] | {{color box|{{Political party data|color}}|border=darkgray}} [[Purple]] (customary) }} | website = {{Political party data|website}} | seats1_title = [[Folketing]] | seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house|percent=yes}} {{Refn|Only 175 of the 179 seats in the Danish Parliament, the [[Folketing]], are obtainable by [[List of political parties in Denmark|Danish political parties]] as [[Greenland]] and the [[Faroe Islands]] are assigned two seats each due to their status as territories in the [[Danish Realm|Kingdom of Denmark]].}} | seats3_title = [[European Parliament]] | seats3 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP|percent=yes}}  | seats4_title = [[Regions of Denmark|Regions]] | seats4 = {{Composition bar|12|205|{{Political party data|color}}}} | seats5_title = [[List of municipalities of Denmark|Municipalities]] | seats5 = {{Composition bar|94|2432|{{Political party data|color}}}} | seats6_title = [[Mayor]]s | seats6 = {{Composition bar|1|98|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} }}

The '''Danish Social Liberal Party''' ({{langx|da|Radikale Venstre}}, '''RV''', {{lit|Radical Left}}) is a [[Social liberalism|social-liberal]]{{refn|<ref name="Nordsieck">{{Cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/denmark.html|title=Denmark|last=Nordsieck|first=Wolfram|date=2019|website=Parties and Elections in Europe|access-date=16 April 2018|archive-date=1 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401144849/http://www.parties-and-elections.eu/denmark.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="almeida"/><ref name="gary"/><ref name="Slomp2011"/><ref name="Jørgensen2002"/>}} political party in [[Denmark]].<ref name="Nordsieck"/> The party was founded as a split from the [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre Reform Party]] in 1905.<ref name="almeida">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/tgsw/documents/TGSW_Almeida_Paper.pdf|title=Liberal Parties and European Integration|last=Almeida|first=Dimitri|access-date=17 July 2012|archive-date=26 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150626170316/http://www.unc.edu/depts/europe/conferences/tgsw/documents/TGSW_Almeida_Paper.pdf|url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="gary">{{Cite journal|author1=Marks, Gary|author2=Wilson, Carole|title=The Past in the Present: A Cleavage Theory of Party Response to European Integration|journal=British Journal of Political Science|volume=30|pages=433–459|date=July 2000|url=http://www.utdallas.edu/~cjwilson/prof/BJPS00.pdf|doi=10.1017/S0007123400000181|issue=3|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625032020/http://www.utdallas.edu/~cjwilson/prof/BJPS00.pdf|archive-date=25 June 2008}}</ref><ref name="Slomp2011">{{cite book|author=Hans Slomp|title=Europe, A Political Profile: An American Companion to European Politics: An American Companion to European Politics|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LmfAPmwE6YYC|access-date=17 August 2012|date=30 September 2011|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-39182-8|pages=415, 419}}</ref><ref name="Jørgensen2002">{{cite book|author=Henning Jørgensen|title=Consensus, Cooperation and Conflict: The Policy Making Process in Denmark|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=y63FaK6_aH4C&pg=PA32|year=2002|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|isbn=978-1-84064-091-5|page=32}}</ref> Historically, the [[Centrism|centrist]]<ref name="BengtssonHansen2013">{{cite book|author1=Åsa Bengtsson|author2=Kasper Hansen|author3=Ólafur Þ Harõarson|author4=Hanne Marthe Narud|author5=Henrik Oscarsson|title=The Nordic Voter: Myths of Exceptionalism|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VJ4hAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA205|date=15 November 2013|publisher=ECPR Press|isbn=978-1-907301-50-6|page=205}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=11 May 2011|title=Danish parties agree on tougher border controls|language=en|work=[[Reuters]]|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-denmark-politics-talks-idUKTRE74A7QP20110511|url-status=dead|access-date=30 June 2011|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305141448/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-denmark-politics-talks-idUKTRE74A7QP20110511}}</ref> to [[Centre-left politics|centre-left]]{{refn|<ref>{{Cite book|first=Patrick|last=Emmenegger|title=Regulatory Social Policy: The Politics of Job Security Regulations|publisher=Haupt|year=2009|page=192|isbn=9783258074771}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|url=http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,2482789,00.html|title=Denmark's New Party Aims to Shake Up the Far Right|author=Vera Möller-Holtkamp|work=[[Deutsche Welle|DW World]]|date=9 May 2007|access-date=30 June 2011}}</ref>}} party has played a central role in [[Politics of Denmark|Danish politics]] and has supported governments on both sides of the [[political spectrum]], as co-operation is a primary belief of the party.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/det-radikale-venstre/|title=Det Radikale Venstre|last=Kold|first=Lotte Flugt|date=2012-04-30|website=danmarkshistorien.dk|language=da|access-date=2019-06-15|archive-date=21 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221211627/https://danmarkshistorien.dk/leksikon-og-kilder/vis/materiale/det-radikale-venstre/|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[pro-European]] party, it is a member of [[Liberal International]] and the [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Party|ALDE]], and has one MEP in the [[Renew Europe]] group in the [[European Parliament]].

==History==

=== 1905–1930s === [[File:Zahle.jpg|thumb|[[Carl Theodor Zahle]] served as the first Social Liberal Prime Minister from 1909 to 1910 and again from 1913 to 1920.]] The party was founded in 1905 as a split from the ''[[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]]''. The initial impetus was the expulsion of ''Venstre''{{'}}s [[antimilitarism|antimilitarist]] wing from the party in January 1905. The expelled members held a founding conference for the new party in [[Odense]], on 21 May 1905. In addition to the differences over military spending, the [[Social liberalism|social liberals]] also took a more positive view than Venstre towards measures that aimed to reduce [[social inequality]]. The party also became the political leg of the [[Cultural Radicalism|cultural radical]] movement. The party was cautiously open to aspects of the [[welfare state]], and also advocated reforms to improve the position of [[smallholder]]s, an important early group of supporters.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Radical Liberal Party|encyclopedia=The A to Z of Denmark|publisher=Scarecrow Press|editor=Alastair H. Thomas|year=2010|isbn=978-1461671848|pages=340–341}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Samfund,_jura_og_politik/Samfund/Danske_politiske_partier_og_bev%C3%A6gelser/Det_Radikale_Venstre|title=Det Radikale Venstre|encyclopedia=[[Den Store Danske]]|publisher=Gyldendal|date=11 July 2013|access-date=3 October 2013|archive-date=27 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927145236/http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Samfund%2c_jura_og_politik/Samfund/Danske_politiske_partier_og_bev%c3%a6gelser/Det_Radikale_Venstre|url-status=live}}</ref> The party's social-liberal ideals are said to have been inspired by the political economists [[Henry George]] and [[John Stuart Mill]].<ref name="MataPsalidopoulos2001">{{cite book|author1=Maria Eugenia Mata|author2=Michalis Psalidopoulos|title=Economic Thought and Policy in Less Developed Europe: The Nineteenth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FNSAAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA23|date=6 December 2001|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-51496-0|page=23}}</ref> Until 1936 the party was member of the [[International Entente of Radical and Similar Democratic Parties]].{{citation needed|date=April 2026}}

The first Social Liberal Cabinet was formed in 1909 with [[Carl Theodor Zahle]] serving as Prime Minister (1909–1910). From 1913 to 1920, Zahle led the second Social Liberal Cabinet with the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]] serving as parliamentary support, keeping Denmark neutral during [[World War I]]. During the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s, the party served as coalition partners along with the Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister [[Thorvald Stauning]], and managed to lead the country through the recession by implementing far-reaching social reforms.<ref name=":0" />

=== Post-World War II === After 1945, the party continued with its pragmatic ways, influencing governments either as coalition partner or as parliamentary support. From 1957 to 1964 they served as coalition partners in a Social Democratic-led government, while [[Hilmar Baunsgaard]] served as Prime Minister 1968–1971 in a coalition government with [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] and the [[Conservative People's Party (Denmark)|Conservative People's Party]] as partners. In the [[1968 Danish general election|1968 general elections]] the party reached an all-time high of 15% of the vote, while they only received 11.2% in the [[1973 Danish general election|1973 landslide election]]. During the 1980s, the party served either as parliamentary support or as coalition partner in various Conservative led governments. After an all-time low in the [[1990 Danish general election|1990 general elections]] (where the party only received 3.5% of the vote), the party once again started cooperating with the Social Democrats under leadership of [[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen]], participating in a coalition government in 1993.<ref name=":0" />

=== 2001–present === In the early 2000s, the political scene was marked by "bloc"-politics, with "blue bloc" being led by Venstre and "red bloc" by the Social Democrats. The [[Danish People's Party]] (DPP) overtook the Social Liberals' key position as prime candidate for parliamentary support. Furthermore, the DPP's anti-immigrant policies made the Social Liberals profile themselves as a progressive party being [[Pro-globalization|pro-globalisation]], pro-[[European Union|EU]] and more tolerant towards [[refugee]]s and [[Immigration|immigrants]]. At the same time the party profiled itself on reforming the [[Social welfare function|welfare system]], campaigning to abolish "efterløn" and lower taxes. As such the party served to unite a modern social profile with a more liberal economic profile. This served to appeal the more well-educated urbanised parts of the country, resulting in 9.2% of the vote at the [[2005 Danish general election|2005 general elections]].<ref name=":0" />

In a 2006 press release, the party tried to mark themselves as once again being able to lead a government, doing away with the presumption of the party only being able to serve as government partner or parliamentary support.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Larsen|first=Thomas|date=2005-04-10|title=De Radikales frihedsbrev|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/772213|access-date=2019-06-15|website=[[Berlingske]]|language=da}}</ref> The strategy proved unpopular both among voters and within the party itself.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petersen|first=Sami Don|date=2006-07-23|title="Verden forandrer sig - det har de Radikale opdaget"|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/821833|access-date=2019-06-15|website=[[Berlingske]]|language=da}}</ref> On 7 May 2007 MP [[Naser Khader]] and MEP [[Anders Samuelsen]] left the party and formed the New Alliance, known today as the [[Liberal Alliance (Denmark)|Liberal Alliance]], along with Conservative MEP [[Gitte Seeberg]].<ref name=":0" /> At a press conference on 15 June 2007, it was announced that MP [[Margrethe Vestager]] would take over leadership of the party after [[Marianne Jelved]], and that the party would rethink its strategy. The party returned to its historical role as possible coalition partner and at the political centre of Danish politics.<ref name="vestager">Haahr, Ulla (15 June 2007). [http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2007/06/15/110511.htm ''Vestager ny radikal dronning''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141230075714/http://www.dr.dk/Nyheder/Politik/2007/06/15/110511.htm |date=30 December 2014 }} {{in lang|da}}. [[Danmarks Radio]]. Retrieved 11 December 2007.</ref> Vestager clarified during the run-up to the [[2007 Danish general election|2007 general election]] that her party would only be supporting a government led by the Social Democrats. Still, the party only won 5.1% of the vote.

At the subsequent [[2011 Danish parliamentary election|2011 general elections]], the party support rose to 9.5% and regained eight seats to resume a total of 17. Together with the Social Democrats and the [[Socialist People's Party (Denmark)|Socialist People's Party]], they formed a [[Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet|three-way government coalition]]. On 31 August 2014, Prime Minister [[Helle Thorning-Schmidt]] nominated Margrethe Vestager as Denmark's [[European Commissioner|EU Commissioner]], resulting in her resignation as party leader. The party's parliamentary group subsequently elected [[Morten Østergaard]] as new leader.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-08-31|title=Morten Østergaard er ny politisk leder af Radikale Venstre|url=https://www.radikale.dk/content/morten-%C3%B8stergaard-er-ny-politisk-leder-af-radikale-venstre|access-date=2019-06-14|website=Radikale Venstre|language=da|archive-date=21 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621160422/https://www.radikale.dk/content/morten-%C3%B8stergaard-er-ny-politisk-leder-af-radikale-venstre|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2015 Danish parliamentary election|2015 general elections]], the party polled only 4.6% and lost nine of its 17 seats. Some of its voters had turned to the newly formed [[The Alternative (Denmark)|The Alternative]], a [[Green politics|Green]] political party founded by [[Uffe Elbæk]], a former Social Liberal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Winther|first=Bent|date=2015-06-08|title=Her kommer Alternativets vælgere fra|url=https://www.berlingske.dk/content/item/93687|access-date=2019-06-14|website=[[Berlingske]]|language=da}}</ref>

At the [[2019 Danish general election|2019 general elections]], the party rose to 8.6% of the vote, doubling its number of seats to 16. Østergaard stated that he would support a government led by the Social Democrats only if changes were made to the previous government's strict immigration policies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jørgensen |first=Anna Sol |date=2019-05-24 |title=Radikale kræver lempelser i udlændingepolitikken: Vil give statsborgerskab i 18 års-fødselsdagsgave |url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/radikale-kraever-lempelser-i-udlaendingepolitikken-vil-give |access-date=2019-06-14 |website=[[Denmark's Radio|DR]] |language=da-DK |archive-date=24 May 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190524125828/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/radikale-kraever-lempelser-i-udlaendingepolitikken-vil-give |url-status=live}}</ref> On 7 October 2020, Morten Østergaard stepped down as leader of the Social Liberals following allegations from within the party of [[sexual harassment]]. [[Sofie Carsten Nielsen]] was elected as the new leader on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-07|title=Morten Østergaard trækker sig efter sag om krænkelser|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/morten-oestergaard-traekker-sig-efter-sag-om-kraenkelser|access-date=2020-10-07|website=[[Denmark's Radio|DR]]|language=da-DK|archive-date=9 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009125041/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/morten-oestergaard-traekker-sig-efter-sag-om-kraenkelser|url-status=live}}</ref>[[File:Martin Lidegaard, Mette Frederiksen & Mona Juul by Christian Ursilva.jpg|thumb|Lidegaard debating prime minister [[Mette Frederiksen]] and Conservative leader [[Mona Juul (Danish politician)|Mona Juul]] at the party's 2026 new year's meeting in [[Nyborg]]]] Nielsen resigned on 2 November 2022, following the loss of nine of the party's 16 seats in the [[2022 Danish general election]]. The Social Liberal Party had instigated the election by threatening a [[Motion of no confidence|vote of no confidence]] against [[Mette Frederiksen]]'s government in July 2022 due to the [[2020 Danish mink cull]].<ref name=":21">{{Cite news|last=Eller|first=Emil|date=5 October 2022|title=Mette Frederiksen udskriver folketingsvalg: Afholdes 1. november|work=[[DR (broadcaster)|DR]]|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/mette-frederiksen-udskriver-folketingsvalg-afholdes-1-november|url-status=live|access-date=5 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005111210/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/mette-frederiksen-udskriver-folketingsvalg-afholdes-1-november|archive-date=5 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pabst Andersen|first=Mette Viktoria|date=2022-11-02|title=Sofie Carsten Nielsen trækker sig som leder for De Radikale|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/sofie-carsten-nielsen-gaar-af|access-date=2022-11-02|website=[[Denmark's Radio|DR]]|language=da-DK|archive-date=8 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221108095150/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/sofie-carsten-nielsen-gaar-af|url-status=live}}</ref> One day later, [[Martin Lidegaard]] became leader of the party.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Høj|first1=Olivia|last2=Bay Nielsen|first2=Silas|date=2022-11-03|title=De Radikale har fået Martin Lidegaard som ny politisk leder|url=https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/de-radikale-har-faaet-martin-lidegaard-som-ny-politisk-leder|access-date=2022-11-03|website=[[Denmark's Radio|DR]]|language=da-DK|archive-date=5 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105005959/https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/politik/folketingsvalg/de-radikale-har-faaet-martin-lidegaard-som-ny-politisk-leder|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Relationship to other parties == The Danish Social Liberal Party has traditionally kept itself in the centre of the political scale. Since the early 1990s, though, it has primarily cooperated with the [[Social Democrats (Denmark)|Social Democrats]]. Internationally, the party has cooperated with the Swedish [[Centre Party (Sweden)|Centre Party]] and [[Liberals (Sweden)|Liberals]], the Norwegian [[Venstre (Norway)|Venstre]] party, the Dutch [[Democrats 66]], and the British [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]].{{Citation needed|date=March 2023}}

== Etymology == The literal translation of the party's name ''Radical Left'' refers to its origin as the [[Radicalism (historical)|historically radical]] wing of its parent party [[Venstre (Denmark)|Venstre]] (''Left''). In a modern context, this literal translation is somewhat misleading, as the party is considered to be [[centrist]] in the Danish [[political spectrum]]. The use of ''Left'' in the name of the party, as with the Norwegian party [[Venstre (Norway)|Venstre]], is meant to refer to [[Liberalism in Denmark|liberalism]] and not modern [[left-wing politics]]. The Danish Venstre was originally to the left of the [[Conservatism in Denmark|conservative]] and [[aristocratic]] [[right-wing]] party [[Højre]], whose name meant ''Right''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bille |first=Lars |last2=Rüdiger |first2=Mogens |last3=Olesen |first3=Niels Wium |title=Venstre |url=https://lex.dk/Venstre |url-status=live |access-date=4 December 2025 |website=lex.dk}}</ref>

==Prominent members==

===Prime Ministers=== * [[Carl Theodor Zahle]], Prime Minister 1909–1910 and 1913–1920, (Minister of Justice 1929–1935) * [[Erik Scavenius]], Prime Minister 1942–1945 (de facto until 29 August 1943), (Foreign Minister 1909–1910, 1913–1920 and 1940–1943 de facto/–1945 de jure ) * [[Hilmar Baunsgaard]], Prime Minister 1968–1971, (Trade Minister 1961–1964)

=== Other ministers ===

* [[Edvard Brandes]], Finance Minister 1909–1910 and 1913–1920 * [[Christopher Krabbe]], Defence Minister 1909–1910 * [[P. Munch|Peter Rochegune Munch]], Minister of the Interior 1909–1910, Defence Minister 1913–1920, Foreign Minister 1929–1940 * [[Poul Christensen]], Agriculture Minister 1909–1910 * [[Ove Rode]], Minister of the Interior 1913–1920 * [[J. Hassing-Jørgensen]], Minister for Public Works 1913–1920 * [[Kristjan Pedersen]], Agriculture Minister 1913–1920 * [[Bertel Dahlgaard]], Minister of the Interior 1929–1940, Minister for Economic Affairs and Minister for Nordic Co-operation 1957–1960 * [[Jørgen Jørgensen (politician)|Jørgen Jørgensen]], Education Minister 1935–1940, 1942–1942, 1957–1960, Minister of the Interior 1942–1943 * [[A. M. Hansen]], Education Minister 1945–1945 * [[Kjeld Philip]], Trade Minister 1957–1960, Finance Minister 1960–1961, Minister for Economic Affairs 1961–1962 * [[Karl Skytte]], Agriculture Minister 1957–1964 * [[A. C. Normann]], Fishery Minister 1960–1964, Fishery Minister and Minister for Greenland 1968–1971 * [[Helge Larsen]], Education Minister 1968–1971 * [[Lauge Dahlgaard]], Labour Minister 1968–1971 * [[Jens Bilgrav-Nielsen]], Energy Minister 1988–1990 * [[Kristen Helveg Petersen]], Education Minister 1961–1964, Minister of Culture 1968–1971 * [[Niels Helveg Petersen]], Minister for Economic Affairs 1988–1990, Foreign Minister 1993–2000 * [[Ole Vig Jensen]], Minister of Culture 1988–1990, Education Minister, 1993–1998, Church Minister, 1996–1998 * [[Lone Dybkjær]], Minister for the Environment 1988–1990 * [[Aase Olesen]], Social Minister 1988–1990 * [[Ebbe Lundgaard]], Minister of Culture 1996–1998 * [[Elsebeth Gerner Nielsen]], Minister of Culture 1998–2001 * [[Marianne Jelved]], Minister for Economic Affairs 1993–2001, Minister for Nordic Co-operation 1994–2001, Minister for Culture 2012–2015 * [[Margrethe Vestager]], Education Minister 1998–2001, Church Minister 1998–2000, Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs 2011–2014 * [[Anita Bay Bundegaard]], Minister for Development Cooperation 2000–2001 * [[Johannes Lebech]], Church Minister 2000–2001 * [[Christian Friis Bach]], Minister for Development Cooperation 2011–2013 * [[Uffe Elbæk]], Minister of Culture 2011–2012 * [[Morten Østergaard]], Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education 2011–2014, Minister for Taxation 2014–2014 Minister for Economic and Interior Affairs 2014–2015 * [[Martin Lidegaard]], Minister for Climate and Energy 2011–2014, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2014–2015 * [[Manu Sareen]], Minister for Equality, Church and Nordic Cooperation 2011–2014, Minister for Integration and Social Affairs 2014–2015 * [[Rasmus Helveg Petersen]], Minister for Development Cooperation 2013–2014, Minister for Climate and Energy 2014–2015 * [[Sofie Carsten Nielsen]], Minister for Research, Innovation and Higher Education 2014–2015

=== Political leaders === [[File:Martin Lidegaard by Christian Ursilva.jpg|thumb|Martin Lidegaard, leader from 2022-]] * 1905–1928: [[Carl Theodor Zahle]] * 1928–1940: [[Peter Rochegune Munch]] * 1940–1960: [[Jørgen Jørgensen (politician)|Jørgen Jørgensen]] * 1960–1968: [[Karl Skytte]] * 1968–1975: [[Hilmar Baunsgaard]] * 1975–1978: [[Svend Haugaard]] * 1978–1990: [[Niels Helveg Petersen]] * 1990–2007: [[Marianne Jelved]] * 2007–2014: [[Margrethe Vestager]] * 2014–2020: [[Morten Østergaard]] * 2020–2022: [[Sofie Carsten Nielsen]] * 2022–present: [[Martin Lidegaard]]

==Election results==

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===Parliament=== {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;" |- ! Election ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! Government |- ! [[1906 Danish Folketing election|1906]] | 38,151 | 12.6 (#4) | {{Composition bar|15|114|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 9 | {{no2|[[:DK:Regeringen Christensen I|Opposition]]}} |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1909 Danish Folketing election|1909]] | rowspan="2"| 50,305 | rowspan="2"| 15.5 (#4) | rowspan="2"| {{Composition bar|15|114|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | rowspan="2"| {{increase}} 6 | {{no2|[[:DK:Regeringen Holstein-Ledreborg|Opposition]]}} {{small|(1909)}} |- | {{yes2|[[:DK:Regeringen Zahle I|Minority]]}} {{small|(1909–1910)}} |- ! [[1910 Danish Folketing election|1910]] | 64,884 | 18.6 (#3) | {{Composition bar|20|114|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 5 | {{no2|[[:DK:Regeringen Klaus Berntsen|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[1913 Danish Folketing election|1913]] | 67,903 | 18.7 (#3) | {{Composition bar|32|114|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 11 | {{yes2|[[Zahle II Cabinet|Minority]]}} |- ! [[1915 Danish Folketing election|1915]] | 677 | 5.3 (#3) | {{Composition bar|31|140|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{yes2|[[Zahle II Cabinet|Minority]]}} |- ! [[1918 Danish Folketing election|1918]] | 189,521 | 20.7 (#3) | {{Composition bar|32|140|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{yes2|[[Zahle II Cabinet|Minority]]}} |- ! [[April 1920 Danish Folketing election|1920 (Apr)]] | 122,160 | 11.9 (#4) | {{Composition bar|17|140|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 15 | style="background:#dcdcdc;text-align:center;" | [[Friis Cabinet|Caretaker government]] |- ! [[July 1920 Danish Folketing election|1920 (Jul)]] | 109,931 | 11.5 (#4) | {{Composition bar|16|140|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{no2|[[:DK:Regeringen Neergaard II|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[September 1920 Danish Folketing election|1920 (Sep)]] | 147,120 | 12.1 (#4) | {{Composition bar|18|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{no2|[[:DK:Regeringen Neergaard III|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[1924 Danish Folketing election|1924]] | 166,476 | 13.0 (#4) | {{Composition bar|20|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{partial2|[[:DK:Regeringen Thorvald Stauning I|External support]]}} |- ! [[1926 Danish Folketing election|1926]] | 151,746 | 11.3 (#4) | {{Composition bar|16|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 4 | {{partial2|[[:DK:Regeringen Madsen-Mygdal|External support]]}} |- ! [[1929 Danish Folketing election|1929]] | 151,746 | 10.7 (#4) | {{Composition bar|16|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{yes2|[[:DK:Regeringen Thorvald Stauning II|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1932 Danish Folketing election|1932]] | 145,221 | 9.4 (#4) | {{Composition bar|14|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{yes2|[[:DK:Regeringen Thorvald Stauning II|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1935 Danish Folketing election|1935]] | 151,507 | 9.2 (#4) | {{Composition bar|14|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{yes2|[[:DK:Regeringen Thorvald Stauning III|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1939 Danish Folketing election|1939]] | 161,834 | 9.5 (#4) | {{Composition bar|14|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen Thorvald Stauning IV|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1943 Danish Folketing election|1943]] | 175,179 | 8.7 (#4) | {{Composition bar|11|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen Scavenius|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1945 Danish Folketing election|1945]] | 167,073 | 8.1 (#5) | {{Composition bar|11|149|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 2 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Knud Kristensen|External support]]}} |- ! [[1947 Danish Folketing election|1947]] | 144,206 | 6.9 (#4) | {{Composition bar|10|150|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Hans Hedtoft I|External support]]}} |- ! [[1950 Danish Folketing election|1950]] | 167,969 | 8.2 (#5) | {{Composition bar|12|151|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{no2|[[:dk:Regeringen Erik Eriksen|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[1953 Danish Folketing election|1953 (Apr)]] | 178,942 | 8.6 (#4) | {{Composition bar|13|151|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Erik Eriksen|External support]]}} |- ! [[1953 Danish general election|1953 (Sep)]] | 169,295 | 7.8 (#4) | {{Composition bar|14|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Hans Hedtoft III|External support]]}} |- ! [[1957 Danish parliamentary election|1957]] | 179,822 | 7.8 (#4) | {{Composition bar|14|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen H.C. Hansen II|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1960 Danish parliamentary election|1960]] | 140,979 | 5.8 (#5) | {{Composition bar|11|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 3 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen Viggo Kampmann II|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1964 Danish parliamentary election|1964]] | 139,702 | 5.3 (#5) | {{Composition bar|10|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II|External support]]}} |- ! [[1966 Danish parliamentary election|1966]] | 203,858 | 7.3 (#5) | {{Composition bar|13|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 3 | {{no2|[[:dk:Regeringen Jens Otto Krag II|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[1968 Danish parliamentary election|1968]] | 427,304 | 15.0 (#4) | {{Composition bar|27|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 14 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen Hilmar Baunsgaard|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1971 Danish parliamentary election|1971]] | 413,620 | 14.4 (#4) | {{Composition bar|27|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Jens Otto Krag III|External support]]}} |- ! [[1973 Danish parliamentary election|1973]] | 343,718 | 11.2 (#4) | {{Composition bar|20|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 7 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Poul Hartling|External support]]}} |- ! [[1975 Danish parliamentary election|1975]] | 216,553 | 7.1 (#4) | {{Composition bar|13|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 7 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II|External support]]}} |- ! [[1977 Danish parliamentary election|1977]] | 113,330 | 3.6 (#8) | {{Composition bar|6|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 7 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Anker Jørgensen II|External support]]}} |- ! [[1979 Danish parliamentary election|1979]] | 172,365 | 5.4 (#6) | {{Composition bar|10|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 4 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Anker Jørgensen IV|External support]]}} |- ! [[1981 Danish parliamentary election|1981]] | 160,053 | 5.1 (#7) | {{Composition bar|9|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Anker Jørgensen V|External support]]}} |- ! [[1984 Danish parliamentary election|1984]] | 184,642 | 5.5 (#6) | {{Composition bar|10|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Poul Schlüter I|External support]]}} |- ! [[1987 Danish parliamentary election|1987]] | 209,086 | 6.2 (#5) | {{Composition bar|11|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Poul Schlüter II|External support]]}} |- ! [[1988 Danish parliamentary election|1988]] | 185,707 | 5.6 (#6) | {{Composition bar|10|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{yes2|[[:dk:Regeringen Poul Schlüter III|Coalition]]}} |- ! rowspan="2"| [[1990 Danish parliamentary election|1990]] | rowspan="2"| 114,888 | rowspan="2"| 3.5 (#7) | rowspan="2"| {{Composition bar|7|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | rowspan="2"| {{decrease}} 3 | {{partial2|[[:dk:Regeringen Poul Schlüter IV|External support]]}} {{small|(1990–1993)}} |- | {{yes2|[[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen I Cabinet|Coalition]]}} {{small|(1993–1994)}} |- ! [[1994 Danish parliamentary election|1994]] | 152,701 | 4.6 (#6) | {{Composition bar|8|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | {{yes2|[[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen II Cabinet|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[1998 Danish parliamentary election|1998]] | 131,254 | 3.9 (#7) | {{Composition bar|7|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | {{yes2|[[Poul Nyrup Rasmussen IV Cabinet|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[2001 Danish parliamentary election|2001]] | 179,023 | 5.2 (#6) | {{Composition bar|9|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 2 | {{no2|[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen I Cabinet|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[2005 Danish parliamentary election|2005]] | 308,212 | 9.2 (#5) | {{Composition bar|17|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 8 | {{no2|[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen II Cabinet|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[2007 Danish parliamentary election|2007]] | 177,161 | 5.1 (#6) | {{Composition bar|9|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 8 | {{no2|[[Anders Fogh Rasmussen III Cabinet|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[2011 Danish parliamentary election|2011]] | 336,698 | 9.5 (#4) | {{Composition bar|17|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 8 | {{yes2|[[Thorning-Schmidt I Cabinet|Coalition]]}} |- ! [[2015 Danish general election|2015]] | 160,672 | 4.6 (#7) | {{Composition bar|8|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 9 | {{no2|[[Lars Løkke Rasmussen II Cabinet|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[2019 Danish general election|2019]] | 304,273 | 8.6 (#4) | {{Composition bar|16|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 8 | {{partial2|[[Frederiksen I Cabinet|External support]]}} |- ![[2022 Danish general election|2022]] |133,931 |3.8 (#9) |{{Composition bar|7|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} |{{Decrease}} 9 |{{no2|[[Frederiksen II Cabinet|Opposition]]}} |- ! [[2026 Danish general election|2026]] | 207,442 | 5.8 (#9) | {{Composition bar|10|179|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 3 | {{TBA}} |}

===Local elections=== {| |valign="top"| ;Municipal elections {| class="wikitable" width="250px" style="text-align: center" !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="2"|Seats |- !No. !± |- ![[1925 Danish local elections|1925]] |{{composition bar|1069|11289|{{Political party data|color}}}} | |- ![[1929 Danish local elections|1929]] |{{composition bar|1237|11329|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 168 |- ![[1933 Danish local elections|1933]] |{{composition bar|1160|11424|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 77 |- ![[1937 Danish local elections|1937]] |{{composition bar|1078|11425|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 82 |- ![[1943 Danish local elections|1943]] |{{composition bar|941|10569|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 137 |- ![[1946 Danish local elections|1946]] |{{composition bar|870|11488|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 71 |- ![[1950 Danish local elections|1950]] |{{composition bar|824|11499|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 46 |- ![[1954 Danish local elections|1954]] |{{composition bar|764|11505|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 60 |- ![[1958 Danish local elections|1958]] |{{composition bar|648|11529|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 116 |- ![[1962 Danish local elections|1962]] |{{composition bar|501|11414|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 147 |- ![[1966 Danish local elections|1966]] |{{composition bar|340|10005|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 161 |- |colspan=3|[[1970 Danish Municipal Reform|Municipal reform]] |- ![[1970 Danish local elections|1970]] |{{composition bar|323|4677|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 17 |- ![[1974 Danish local elections|1974]] |{{composition bar|311|4735|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 12 |- ![[1978 Danish local elections|1978]] |{{composition bar|192|4759|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 119 |- ![[1981 Danish local elections|1981]] |{{composition bar|187|4769|}} |{{decrease}} 5 |- ![[1985 Danish local elections|1985]] |{{composition bar|108|4773|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 79 |- ![[1989 Danish local elections|1989]] |{{composition bar|73|4737|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 35 |- ![[1993 Danish local elections|1993]] |{{composition bar|80|4703|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 7 |- ![[1997 Danish local elections|1997]] |{{composition bar|87|4685|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 7 |- ![[2001 Danish local elections|2001]] |{{composition bar|88|4647|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 1 |- |colspan=3|[[Municipalities of Denmark#Municipal reform of 2007|Municipal reform]] |- ![[2005 Danish local elections|2005]] |{{composition bar|86|2522|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 2 |- ![[2009 Danish local elections|2009]] |{{composition bar|50|2468|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{decrease}} 36 |- ![[2013 Danish local elections|2013]] |{{composition bar|62|2444|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 12 |- ![[2017 Danish local elections|2017]] |{{composition bar|80|2432|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 18 |- ![[2021 Danish local elections|2021]] |{{composition bar|95|2436|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 15 |- ![[2025 Danish local elections|2025]] |{{composition bar|97|2436|{{Political party data|color}}}} |{{increase}} 2 |}

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===European Parliament=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! Year ! List leader ! Votes ! % ! Seats ! +/– ! EP Group |- ! [[1979 European Parliament election in Denmark|1979]] | ''Unclear'' | 56,944 | 3.26 (#10) | {{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | New | rowspan=3| – |- ! [[1984 European Parliament election in Denmark|1984]] | ''Unclear'' | 62,560 | 3.14 (#9) | {{Composition bar|0|15|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 |- ! [[1989 European Parliament election in Denmark|1989]] | ''Unclear'' | 50,196 | 2.81 (#8) | {{Composition bar|0|16|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 |- ! [[1994 European Parliament election in Denmark|1994]] | rowspan=2| [[Lone Dybkjær]] | 176,480 | 8.48 (#6) | {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | rowspan=2| [[European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Group|ELDR]] |- ! [[1999 European Parliament election in Denmark|1999]] | 180,089 | 9.14 (#4) | {{Composition bar|1|16|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 |- ! [[2004 European Parliament election in Denmark|2004]] | [[Anders Samuelsen]] | 120,473 | 6.36 (#6) | {{Composition bar|1|14|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{steady}} 0 | [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe|ALDE]] |- ! [[2009 European Parliament election in Denmark|2009]] | [[Sofie Carsten Nielsen]] | 100,094 | 4.27 (#7) | {{Composition bar|0|13|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 | – |- ! [[2014 European Parliament election in Denmark|2014]] | rowspan=2| [[Morten Helveg Petersen]] | 148,949 | 6.54 (#7) | {{Composition bar|1|13|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | [[Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe|ALDE]] |- ! [[2019 European Parliament election in Denmark|2019]] | 277,929 | 10.07 (#4) | {{Composition bar|2|14|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{increase}} 1 | rowspan=2| [[Renew Europe|RE]] |- ! [[2024 European Parliament election in Denmark|2024]] | [[Sigrid Friis Frederiksen]] | 173,355 | 7.08 (#6) | {{Composition bar|1|15|hex={{Political party data|color}}}} | {{decrease}} 1 |}

== European representation == In the [[European Parliament]], the Danish Social Liberal Party sits in the [[Renew Europe]] group with one MEP.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Sigrid Friis {{!}} MEPs {{!}} European Parliament |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/meps/en/257038/SIGRID_FRIIS/home |access-date=2026-04-01 |website=www.europarl.europa.eu |language=en}}</ref> In the [[European Committee of the Regions|European Committee of the regions]], the Danish Social Liberal Party sits in the [[Renew Europe in the European Committee of the Regions]] group, with one full member for the 2025 – 2030 mandate.<ref>{{Cite web |title=COR members |url=https://memberspage.cor.europa.eu/members |access-date=2023-09-13 |website=memberspage.cor.europa.eu}}</ref> Hanne Roed is a member of the Bureau of the Renew Europe CoR Group.

== Notes == {{notelist}}

==See also== * [[Contributions to liberal theory]] * [[Liberal democracy]] * [[Liberalism]] * [[Liberalism and radicalism in Denmark]] * [[Liberalism worldwide]] * [[List of liberal parties]] * [[List of political parties in Denmark]] * [[Radikal Ungdom]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031226184459/http://www.drv.dk/ Det Radikale Venstre] official site * {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080706165202/http://www.radikale.net/ Radikale.net]}} official open community site * [https://web.archive.org/web/20040523155744/http://www.drv.dk/upload/fb_32_32_3136.pdf English summary] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20160524040153/https://www.radikalungdom.dk/ Web site of the party's youth organisation] (mainly in Danish)

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