Folkekammer

The Peoples Chamber

**Folkekammeret**
The Peoples Chamber ; Folkekammeret
Established	1 September 1878; 145 years ago
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
Seats	230
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
Voting system	Closed list proportional representation with a 3% election threshold
Last election	18 Nov 2022
Next election	Before 18 Nov 2026
Meeting place
	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

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