National
Folketing
- Danish: Folketinget
Governs Denmark
Next vote
- Must be held by March 2030 (no fixed date) General election · Member of the Folketing
Who sits on it
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179 members of the Folketing
Elected
See every Member of the Folketing and their riding, or look up an address to find yours.
Most recent election, March 24, 2026.
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Speaker of the Folketing
Chosen by the Folketing from among its members
- Henrik Frandsen Speaker of the Folketing · since October 2026
What it can do
- Legislative power
Shares legislative power with the monarch; passes all laws (Constitution sections 3 and 41).
- Budget and taxation
Must approve the annual Finance Act before public expenditure and the levying of taxes (Constitution sections 43 and 45).
- Parliamentary control of the Government
May pass a motion of no confidence forcing a minister or the Government to resign (Constitution section 15).