Venstre (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁ)ɐ], literally "Left"), full name: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark) is the largest political party in Denmark. Founded with a basis on free market liberalism, it is a centre-right party. The party is a member of Liberal International and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, Vens...
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Venstre (Danish pronunciation: [ˈʋɛnsd̥(ʁ)ɐ], literally "Left"), full name: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti (Venstre, Liberal Party of Denmark) is the largest political party in Denmark. Founded with a basis on free market liberalism, it is a centre-right party. The party is a member of Liberal International and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, Venstre received 26% of the vote, and 46 out of 179 seats. It is led by Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who took over as party leader and Prime Minister from Anders Fogh Rasmussen in 2009. The party currently governs in coalition with the Conservative People's Party, with support from the Danish People's Party.
Venstre is a liberal party. Some describe it as a party of classical liberalism, since its leader from 1998 to 2009, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is known for his authorship of the book Fra socialstat til minimalstat (English: From Social State to Minimal...
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