European elections, 6 – 9 June 2024, country sheet DENMARK
Official EE24 website: https://www.elections.im.dk/ep-elections/
Other elections/referenda held the same day: No
Number of MEPs before/after EE24: 14/15
Current government: Socialdemokratiet (S&D), Moderaterne (Renew) and Venstre (Renew) alliance, since December 2022
ELECTORAL RULES
- Obligatory vote: No
- Number of constituencies: 1
- Preferential vote: Yes
- Postal vote: Yes
- Threshold to get elected: No
- Day of EE24: Sunday 9 June
- Opening time of polling stations: 09.00 CEST
- Closing time of polling stations: 20.00 CEST
VOTERS
- Total: 4.291.232 (1 April 2024)
- Minimum age: 18
CANDIDATES
- Lists (total): 11
- Candidates (total): 169
- Minimum age to stand as candidate: 18
Lead candidates per list or party (affiliation) (In bold those represented in outgoing EP)
- Socialdemokratiet (S&D) – Christel Schaldemose
- Radikale Venstre (Renew) – Sigrid Friis
- Det Konservative Folkeparti (EPP) – Niels Flemming Hansen
- Socialistisk Folkeparti (Greens/EFA) – Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
- Liberal Alliance – Henrik Dahl
- Moderaterne (Renew) – Stine Bosse
- Dansk Folkeparti (ID) – Anders Vistisen
- Venstre (Renew) – Morten Løkkegaard
- Danmarksdemokraterne – Kristoffer Storm
- Enhedslisten (The Left) – Per Clausen
- Alternativet – Jan Kristoffersen
MEPs re-running (in bold lead candidate of list)
- Kira Marie Peter-Hansen (Socialistisk Folkeparti/Greens/EFA)
- Christel Schaldemose (Socialdemokratiet/S&D)
- Niels Fuglsang (Socialdemokratiet/S&D)
- Marianne Vind (Socialdemokratiet/S&D)
- Morten Løkkegaard (Venstre/Renew)
- Asger Christensen (Venstre/Renew)
- Anders Vistisen (Dansk Folkeparti/ID)
- Bergur Løkke Rasmussen (Moderaterne/Renew)
RESULTS 2019
MEPs / % votes
- Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti / 4 (3+1 extra after brexit) / 23.50
- Socialdemokratiet / 3 / 21.48
- SF – Socialistisk Folkeparti / 2 / 13.23
- Dansk Folkeparti / 1 / 10.76
- Radikale Venstre / 2 / 10.07
- Konservativt Folkeparti / 1 / 6.18
- Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne / 1 / 5.51
- Folkebevægelsen mod EU / 0 / 3.70
- Alternativet / 0 / 3.37
- Liberal Alliance / 0 / 2.20
TURNOUT 2019
- 66,08 %
Source – EU Parliament