2024 European Parliament election in Denmark

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2024 European Parliament election in Denmark
Denmark
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All 15 Danish seats in the European Parliament[1]
Party Leader Current seats
Venstre Morten Løkkegaard 3
Social Democrats Christel Schaldemose 3
Green Left Kira Peter-Hansen 2
Social Liberals Sigrid Friis Frederiksen 1
DPP Anders Vistisen 1
Conservatives Niels Flemming Hansen 1
Red–Green Per Clausen 1
Moderates Stine Bosse 1
The Alternative Jan Kristoffersen 0
Liberal Alliance Henrik Dahl 0
Denmark Democrats Kristoffer Hjort Storm 0
Folketing nomination districts and constituencies.

The 2024 European Parliament election in Denmark will be held on 9 June 2024.[2][3][4] The elections will be held as part of the wider 2024 European Parliament election, but will not take place in the Faroe Islands or Greenland, which are not part of the European Union.

Background[edit]

In February 2023, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the European Parliament (AFCO) released a draft report (whose rapporteurs are Lóránt Vincze and Sandro Gozi) on the necessary changes to the composition of the European Parliament in order to respect the principle of degressive proportionality (enshrined in the TEU). It was approved by both the AFCO on 12 June 2023,[5] as well as EP plenary on 15 June.[6] With its implementation, Denmark was allocated an additional seat for the European Parliament elections, changing the number from 14 to 15.[7]

On 31 March 2023, Christel Schaldemose was nominated as the main candidate of the Social Democrats.[8] On 15 April 2023, Henrik Dahl announced his candidacy for Liberal Alliance.[9] On 22 April 2023, Morten Løkkegaard was nominated as the main candidate for Venstre.[10]

On 26 May 2023, an electoral alliance was announced between the Social Democrats, Green Left, and The Alternative.[11]

On 16 October 2023, an electoral alliance was announced between the Conservatives and Liberal Alliance[12]

On 7 January 2024, Martin Lidegaard revealed, possibly by mistake, that the Social Liberals wished to join an electoral alliance with Venstre.[13] On 16 January 2024, sources of Altinget said that the two parties and the Moderates would join an electoral alliance.[14] It was officially announced on 26 January 2024.[15]

On 10 January 2024, Pernille Vermund announced that New Right and its parliamentary group would be dissolved,[16] which caused the party to lose ballot access. On 8 March 2024, it gave up on contesting the election.[17]

Electoral system[edit]

15 members of the European Parliament will be elected in Denmark through a single constituency, using the D'Hondt method. Parties can choose to either use open list or mostly closed list. Unlike in parliamentary elections, but similarly to local elections, electoral alliances are allowed.

To be an eligible voter one must be at least 18 years old and meet one of the following requirements:

  • Danish citizenship and permanent residence in Denmark or another EU member state;

or

  • citizenship in another EU Member state and resident in Denmark.

To contest the election, a party must either have earned representation at the previous parliamentary election and still be represented in the Folketing 9 weeks before the election date (7 April 2024), or earned representation at the previous European Parliament election in Denmark and still be represented in the European Parliament 9 weeks before the election date. If none of these criteria are met, a party must collect voter signatures from a number of voters equal to at least 2% of the valid votes at the last parliamentary election (70,680). The signatures must be submitted at latest 11 weeks before the election date (24 March 2024).[18]

Outgoing delegation[edit]

The table shows the detailed composition of the Danish seats at the European Parliament as of April 2024.

EP Group Seats Party Seats MEPs
Renew Europe
6 / 14
 Venstre 3
 
Social Liberals 1
 
  • Morten Petersen
Moderates 1
 
Independents 1
 
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
3 / 14
 Social Democrats 3
 
Greens–European Free Alliance
2 / 14
 Green Left 2
 
European People's Party
1 / 14
 Conservatives 1
 
Identity and Democracy
1 / 14
 Danish People's Party 1
 
The Left in the European Parliament – GUE/NGL
1 / 14
 Red–Green Alliance 1
 
Total 14
Source: European Parliament

MEPs not standing for re-election[edit]

Departing MEP Party EP Group First elected Terms Date announced
Nikolaj Villumsen Red–Green The Left 2019 1 N/A[a]
Erik Poulsen Venstre RE 2019[b] 1 16 November 2022[20]
Karen Melchior Independent RE 2019 1 10 August 2022[21]
Margrete Auken Green Left Greens/EFA 2004 4 1 April 2023[22]
Morten Helveg Petersen Social Liberals RE 2014 2 3 June 2023[23]
Pernille Weiss Conservatives EPP 2019 1 23 September 2023[24]

Parties running[edit]

Because no party managed to obtain the required signatures before 24 March 2024, only the 11 parties represented in the Folketing on 7 April 2024 were eligible to contest the election. Of the 11 parties contesting the election, 8 are currently represented in the European Parliament and are members of a group. Liberal Alliance, the Denmark Democrats, and the Alternative are not represented in the European Parliament, and are thus not part of any group, but intend to join EPP,[25] ECR,[26] and Greens/EFA[27] respectively in the event they obtain representation in the European Parliament.

Danish parties contesting the 2024 European Parliament election
Party Lead candidate Last election Current seats EP group
% Seats
V Venstre Morten Løkkegaard[10] 23.50% 4 3 Renew
A Social Democrats Christel Schaldemose[8] 21.48% 3 3 S&D
F Green Left Kira Peter-Hansen[28] 13.23% 2 2 Greens/EFA
O Danish People's Party Anders Vistisen[29] 10.76% 1 1 ID
B Social Liberals Sigrid Friis Frederiksen[30] 10.07% 2 1 Renew
C Conservatives Niels Flemming Hansen[31] 6.18% 1 1 EPP
Ø Red-Green Alliance Per Clausen[32] 5.51% 1 1 The Left
Å The Alternative Jan Kristoffersen[33] 3.37% 0 0 Greens/EFA
I Liberal Alliance Henrik Dahl[9] 2.20% 0 0 EPP
M Moderates Stine Bosse[34] Did not contest 1 Renew
Æ Denmark Democrats Kristoffer Hjort Storm[35] Did not contest 0 ECR

Electoral alliances[edit]

For European Parliament elections in Denmark, apparentments (or electoral alliances) are allowed. If parties agree to enter an electoral alliance, they will count their votes as one and be allocated seats as though it was one party, using the D'Hondt method. When an electoral alliance has been allocated the number of seats it is entitled to, the seats will similarly be divided between them using the D'Hondt method. The following electoral alliances were submitted for the election:[36]

Party Political Position
A Social Democrats Centre-left
F Green Left Centre-left to Left-wing
Å The Alternative Centre-left to Left-wing
Party Political Position
B Social Liberals Centre to Centre-left
M Moderates Centre to Centre-right
V Venstre Centre-right
Party Political Position
C Conservatives Centre-right
I Liberal Alliance Centre-right to Right-wing

Candidates[edit]

A. Social Democrats B: Social Liberal Party C. Conservative People's Party F. Green Left I. Liberal Alliance M. Moderates O. Danish People's Party V. Venstre Æ. Denmark Democrats Ø. Red–Green Alliance Å. The Alternative
Candidates
Candidates
    • Sigrid Friis
    • Anne Sophie Callesen
    • Philip Tarning-Andersen
    • Anne-Sofie Sadolin Henningsen
    • Charlotte Amdi Burgess
    • Kathrine Olldag
    • Frederik Aagaard Sørensen
    • Hediye Temiz
    • Jens Frost
    • João Møller
    • Jan Werner Mathiasen
    • Kim Pagels
    • Finn Hartvig Nielsen
    • Sissel van Run-Kvist
    • Martin Schepelern
    • Michael Flarup
    • Asmus Knigge Vilster
    • Nikolai Tange
    • Lars Fogh Mortensen
    • Lartey Lawson
Candidates
    • Niels Flemming Hansen
    • Marcus Knuth
    • Birgitte Bergman
    • Maria Pryds
    • Steen Holm Iversen
    • Tina-Mia Eriksen
    • Søren Friis Trebbien
    • Flemming Agerskov
    • Jacob Rosenberg
    • Natasja Bruun Knudsen
    • Egil Hulgaard
    • Helle Laursen Petersen
    • Manuel Vigilius
    • Barbara Engelstoft
    • Nicklas Verne
    • Vladimir Stanic
    • Elisabeth Ildal
    • Martin Vendel Nielsen
    • John Hoppe
    • Jacob Stryhn
Candidates
    • Kira Marie Peter-Hansen
    • Rasmus Nordqvist
    • Villy Søvndal
    • Rikke Lauritsen
    • Magnus Flensborg
    • Kristine Amalie Rostgård
    • Melina Andersen
    • Taner Genc
    • Andreas Grosbøll
    • Michael Egelund Andersen
    • Joan Kragh
    • Thue Grum-Schwensen
    • Mads Hvid
    • John Brandt
    • Anders Bøge
    • Pia Lieberknecht
    • Emil Njor
    • Elias Julius Binggeli
    • Kim Elmose
    • Allan Søgaard-Andersen
Candidates
    • Henrik Dahl
    • Mads Strange
    • Thorbjørn Jacobsen
    • Carsten Normann
    • Helle Jensen
    • Martin Sibast Laugesen
    • Thomas Vesth
    • Nikolaj Steffenauer
    • Danny Malkowski
    • Lars Høyer Holmqvist
    • Louise Siv Ebbesen
    • Chelle Lilly
Candidates
Candidates
    • Anders Vistisen
    • Majbritt Birkholm
    • Tobias Weische
    • Hans Blaaberg
    • Finn Rudaizky
    • Sune Nørgaard Jakobsen
    • Carsten Sørensen
    • Michael Nedersøe
    • Rune Bønnelykke
    • Julie Jacobsen
    • Søren Hansen
    • Inger-Marie Tryde
    • Mette Sode Hansen
    • Henrik Thinggaard
    • Birgitte Milling
    • Søren Lund Hansen
    • Bonett Trusell
    • Stine Steffensen
Candidates
Candidates
    • Kristoffer Storm
    • Vivi Altenburg
    • Magnus Bigum
    • Benny Bindslev
    • Lars Bregnbak
    • Susanne Damsgaard
    • Karen Lia Fromm-Christiansen
    • Annette Benthien Giuranna
    • Renate Hendriksen
    • Niklas Fritz Kjærulff
    • Anton Rosenstrøm Laursen
    • Bob Richard Nielsen
    • Dina Person
    • Erik Poulsen
    • Morten Vehl Revsbeck
    • Claus Bisgaard Skovmose
    • Bent Juul Sørensen
    • Nikolaj Vang
Candidates
    • Per Clausen
    • Frederikke Hellemann
    • Nana Højlund
    • Ludvig Goldschmidt
    • Asta Kofod
    • Reinout Bosch
    • Torsten Ringgaard
    • Stine Ry Andersen
    • Selma Bolø
    • Victoria Velásquez
    • Ibrahim Benli
    • Christian Schmidt Jacobsen
    • Runa Friis Hansen
    • Clara Turms
Candidates
    • Jan Kristoffersen
    • Karoline Lindgaard
    • Petar Socevic
    • Nilas Bay-Foged
    • Sofie Groth
    • Jørn Grønkjær
    • Valentina Crast
    • Julius Schubring
    • Johannes Slyngborg
    • Yurdal Cicek
    • Anette Jensen Smith
    • Mikael Hertig
    • Irina Bjørnø

Opinion polling[edit]

See also: Opinion polling for the 2024 European Parliament election

The tables below list opinion polling results in reverse chronological order, showing the most recent first and using the dates when the survey fieldwork was done, as opposed to the date of publication. Where the fieldwork dates are unknown, the date of publication is given instead. The seats the result would produce is shown below the result for each party. The electoral alliances announced for this election are taken into account.

Polling execution Parties Alliances
Polling

firm

Fieldwork

date

Sample

size

V
Renew 		A
S&D 		F
G/EFA 		O
ID 		B
Renew 		C
EPP 		Ø
Left 		Å
G/EFA 		I
EPP 		M
Renew 		Æ
ECR 		Others AFÅ BMV CI
Epinion 6–13 Mar 2024 1,074 12
2 		24
4 		14
2 		7
1 		5
1 		5
1 		7
1 		3
0 		9
1 		7
1 		7
1 		— 41
6 		24
4 		14
2
Ipsos 23 Feb–5 Mar 2024 1,000 10.5
2 		21.0
4 		12.0
2 		5.0
0 		6.0
1 		6.0
1 		8.0
1 		2.0
0 		13.0
2 		7.0
1 		8.5
1 		— 35.0
6 		23.5
4 		19.0
3
Epinion 24–31 Jan 2024 1,051 11
2 		22
4 		12
2 		7
1 		6
1 		6
1 		7
1 		1
0 		10
1 		7
1 		9
1 		— 35
6 		24
4 		16
2
2022 general election 13.3
(3) 		27.5
(6) 		8.3
(1) 		2.6
(0) 		3.8
(0) 		5.5
(1) 		5.1
(0) 		3.3
(0) 		7.9
(1) 		9.3
(2) 		8.1
(1) 		5.2
(0) 		39.1
(7) 		26.4
(4) 		13.4
(2)
2021 municipal elections 21.2
(4) 		28.4
(5) 		7.6
(1) 		4.1
(0) 		5.6
(1) 		15.2
(3) 		7.3
(1) 		0.7
(0) 		1.4
(0) 		— 8.5
(0) 		36.7
(6) 		26.8
(5) 		16.6
(3)
2019 general election 23.4
(5) 		25.9
(6) 		7.7
(1) 		8.7
(1) 		8.6
(0) 		6.6
(1) 		6.9
(1) 		3.0
(0) 		2.3
(0) 		— 6.9
(0) 		36.6
(7) 		32.0
(5) 		9.0
(1)
2019 EP election 23.5
(4) 		21.5
3 		13.2
2 		10.8
1 		10.1
2 		6.2
1 		5.5
1 		3.4
0 		2.2
0 		— 3.7
0 		—


Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Villumsen is ineligible to stand as a candidate for the party, due to the party's rotation principle.[19]
  2. ^ Poulsen entered the European Parliament as a substitute following the 2022 Danish general election.

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