office_contested danish general election
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe . The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries , it is south - west of Sweden and south of Norway , and bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of Denmark is the sovereign state that comprises Denmark proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . Denmark has a total area of , and a population of 5 . 7 million . The country consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , with the largest being Zealand and Funen . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . Poul Holmskov Schlüter ( 3 April 1929 ) is a Danish politician , who served as ___MASK90___ from 1982 to 1993 . He was the first member of the Conservative People ' s Party to become Prime Minister , as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901 . Svend Gunnarsen Auken ( 24 May 1943  4 August 2009 ) was a Danish politician . He represented the Social Democrats as a ___MASK64___ of the Danish parliament ( Folketinget ) from 1971 until his death . Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , Germany is the most populous ___MASK64___ state of the European Union . After the United States , it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world . Germany ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . The ___MASK90___ ( literally " Minister of State ") is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark . Before the creation of the modern office , Denmark did not initially have a head of government separate from its head of state , namely the Monarch , in whom the executive authority was vested . The Constitution of 1849 established a constitutional monarchy by limiting the powers of the Monarch and creating the office of . The inaugural holder of the office was Adam Wilhelm Moltke . General elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988 , just seven months after the last elections . ___MASK88___ Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People ' s Party - led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an agreement with the Social Democrats . In a parliamentary debate ___MASK88___ Poul Schlüter accused the leader of the Social Democrats , Svend Auken , of breaking a political deal between the two of them , whilst Auken accused Schlüter of lying to the public . However , the election did not change the balance of power in the Folketing . Common Course failed to cross the 2 % percent threshold and lost their four seats . The Centre Democrats and the Christian People ' s Party left the government ( although they continued to support it ) and were replaced by the Danish Social Liberal Party . The reason for doing this was that it gave Schlüter a majority in foreign policy issues , which had caused this election . The Centre Democrats and Christian People ' s Party continued to support the government though . Voter turnout was 85 . 7 % in Denmark proper , 70 . 3 % in the Faroe Islands and 57 . 9 % in Greenland .