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Social Democrats
Sign in to saveAlso known as Socialdemokratiet, Socialdemokraterne, Social Democracy
centre-left Danish political party
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Within Vinony's link graph, Social Democrats is referenced by 1,728 other articles, and connects out to centre-left, socialism and left-wing.
It is catalogued under topics including 1871 establishments in Denmark, Centre-left parties in Europe and Members of the Labour and Socialist International.
Its subject is documented across 42 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Abbreviation
- S , A
- Chairperson
- Mette Frederiksen
- Deputy chairs
- Lennart Damsbo-Andersen , Christian Rabjerg Madsen
- Founder
- Louis Pio
- Founded
- 15 October 1871 ; 154 years ago ( 1871-10-15 )
- Headquarters
- Vester Voldgade 96 1552, Copenhagen
- Newspaper
- Socialdemokraten
- Student wing
- Frit Forum – Social Democratic Students of Denmark
- Youth wing
- Social Democratic Youth of Denmark
- Membership 2020
- 32,137
- Ideology
- Social democracy , Left-conservatism
- Political position
- Centre-left
- European affiliation
- Party of European Socialists
- European parliament group
- Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
- International affiliation
- Progressive Alliance , Socialist International (1951–2017)
- Nordic affiliation
- SAMAK , The Social Democratic Group
- Colours
- Red
- Anthem
- "Når jeg ser et rødt flag smælde" , ('When I see a red flag billow')
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Denmark
- Headquarters
- Frederiksberg
- Chairperson
- Mette Frederiksen
- Employees
- 35
- Official website
- www.socialdemokratiet.dk
- Political ideology
- social democracy
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- Commons category
- Socialdemokraterne
- topic's main category
- Category:Social Democrats (Denmark)
- inception
- 1878-02-00
- member count
- 32137
- number of seats in assembly
- 38
- member of
- SAMAK
- native label
- Socialdemokratiet
- political alignment
- centre-left
- member category
- Category:Social Democrats (Denmark) politicians
- sRGB color hex triplet
- C82518
- short name
- A
- social media followers
- 66851
- youth wing
- Social Democratic Youth of Denmark
- street address
- Christiansborg Slotsplads 1, 1218 København K
- electoral symbol
- A
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Encyclopedic overview
The Social Democrats (Danish: Socialdemokratiet [soˈɕɛˀlte̝moˌkʰʁɑˀtɪət], lit. 'The Social Democracy', S) is a social democratic political party in Denmark. A member of the Party of European Socialists, the Social Democrats have 38 out of 179 members of the Danish parliament (following the latest Danish general election held in 2026), the Folketing, and three out of fourteen MEPs elected from Denmark.
Founded by Louis Pio in 1871, the party first entered the Folketing in the 1884 Danish Folketing election. By the early 20th century, it had become the party with the largest representation in the Folketing, a distinction it would hold for 77 years. It first formed a government after the 1924 Danish Folketing election under Thorvald Stauning, the longest-serving Danish Prime Minister of the 20th century. During Stauning's government which lasted until the 1926 Danish Folketing election, the Social Democrats exerted a profound influence on Danish society, laying the foundation of the Danish welfare state. From 2002 to 2016, the party used the name Socialdemokraterne in some contexts. The party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International from 1923 to 1940. A member of the Socialist International until 2017, the party withdrew to join the Progressive Alliance, founded in 2013.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Social Democrats” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.