Folkekammer

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The Peoples Chamber

Folkekammeret
Established1 September 1878; 146 years ago (1878-09-01)
Leadership
Speaker of the Folkekammer
Knud-Erik Holgersen, Littish Democrats
Prime Minister
Albert Simonsen, Littish Democrats
Leader of the Opposition
Viktoria Wolff, Labour Party
Structure
Seats230
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Political groups
Government (112)
  •   Littish Democrats (69)
  •   The National Liberals (43)

Support (26)

  •   New Center Party (26)

Opposition (92)

  •   Labour Party (32)
  •   Littish People's Party (26)
  •   Democratic Greens (20)
  •   National Party of Littland (11)
Elections
Closed list proportional representation with a 3% election threshold
Last election
18 Nov 2022
Next election
Before 18 Nov 2026
Meeting place
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Folkekammeret
Tinghuset, Kaslund, Littland


History

2022 Constitution

Elections

All 230 seats in the Folkekammer are elected every 4 years in a general election. All citizens aged 18 on the day of the election can vote as well as stand for election. The threshold for parties to enter the Folkekammer is 3% of all votes cast. The seats in the Folkekammer is distributed along proportional representation of the total valid vote count. The last election was on 18 November 2022 and so the next election will have to be before 18 November 2026 as per the constitution. The Prime Minister can call for elections at any point and is often cited as an advantage to the ruling party.

Organization

Committees

Committee Chair Chair's party
Housing and Development Henrik Kollerup Littish Democrats
Culture and Education Olivia Stenmose Labour Party
Justice Rasmus Mikkelsen New Center Party
Business and Trade Per Skaarup Labour Party
Finance and Taxation Tina Larsen National Liberals
Foreign Affairs and Defence Tobias Ravn Littish Democrats
Health Karina Lund National Liberals
Immigration and Equality Jens Olsen Labour Party
Energy and Innovation Morten Larsen Littish Democrats
Food and Enviornment Simon Rasmussen National Liberals

Composition

Current composition

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Party Main ideology Political position Leader 2022 Election Party description
Folkekammer
seats
Election
vote share
LD Littiske Demokrater Littland.png Littish Democrats
Littiske Demokrater
National conservatism Right-wing Littland Albert Simonsen.jpg Albert Simonsen
69 / 230
29.50% A national conservative party, views favorably on liberalism and ensuring stability in Littland
NL Nationalliberaliterne Littland.png The National Liberals
Nationalliberalisterne
Liberal conservatism Centre-right Littland Ernst Møller.jpg Ernst Møller
43 / 230
18.41% A liberal party, advocates for less state-owned companies, lower taxes and is somewhat socially conservative.
AP Arbejderpartiet Littland.png Labour Party
Arbejderpartiet
Social democracy Centre-left Littland Viktoria Wolff.jpg Viktoria Wolff
32 / 230
13.76% A social democratic party which advocates for better social welfare, minority rights and a continued free market economy.
NC Nyt centrum Littland.png New Center Party
Nyt Centrum
Radical centrism Centre Littland Helle Møller.jpg Helle Østergaard
26 / 230
12.57% A centrist party with a social liberal background, favors minority rights and renewable energy.
LF Littisk folkeparti Littland.png Littish People's Party
Littisk Folkeparti
Velaherian Socialism Far-left Littland Bjarne Kristiansen.jpg Bjarne Kristiansen
26 / 230
11.38% A socialist party that actively advocates for Velaherian Socialism and a larger public sector and workers rights.
GD De Grønne logo.png Democratic Greens
Grønne Demokrater
Green politics Left-wing Littland Ebbe Steensen.jpg Ebbe Steensen
20 / 230
8.51% A green party in favor of environmentalism, sustainability and a bigger focus on renewable energy sources.
NP Nationalpartiet Littland.png National Party of Littland
Nationalpartiet
Nationalism Far-right Littland Joakim Dam.jpg Joakim Dam
11 / 230
4.85% A staunchly nationalistic party with a focus on better welfare, economic growth and a return to isolationism.

Historical composition

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