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The Parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state.
2024-05-28

The Danish Parliament votes to criminalize the desecration of religious texts after a series of Quran-burnings by far-right activists.
2023-12-7

Danes head to the polls in a snap election to elect a new session to the Folketing. The left-leaning bloc, led by incumbent Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, is projected to be the clear winner with 87 out of 179 seats, with her Social Democrats party obtaining its highest voter share in decades with 27.5% of the vote.
2022-11-1

The Parliament passes a law that bans mink breeding until 2022.
2020-12-21

The Folketing (Danish Parliament) suspends voting and other meetings after several lawmakers tested positive for COVID-19 and six ministers had self-isolated while awaiting test results.
2020-11-3

The center-left Social Democrats win 48 of the 179 seats in the Folketing (parliament). Current Liberal Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen concedes defeat, paving the way for Social Democrat leader Mette Frederiksen, who at 41 is set to be the country's youngest prime minister.
2019-06-5

Denmark's parliament votes 75–30 to ban garments that cover the face, which includes Islamic veils such as the niqāb and burqa. Those violating the law risk a fine of 1,000 kroner. Similar bans already exist in Austria, Belgium and France.
2018-05-31

Lars Løkke Rasmussen forms Denmark's first single-party government in 33 years, and Rasmussen himself becomes the first prime minister in 33 years to serve in two non-consecutive terms; Kristian Jensen becomes the sixth foreign minister since 2010.
2015-06-28

The centre-right opposition bloc led by "Venstre" wins the 2015 Danish general election, even though the Social Democrat party remains Denmark's largest. The anti-immigration Danish People's Party will be the second-largest in parliament.
2015-06-19

The Prime Minister of Denmark Helle Thorning-Schmidt calls an election for June 18.
2015-05-27