Next Danish general election

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General elections will be held in Denmark on or before 23 March 2030. All 179 seats in the Folketing will be up for election; 175 from Denmark proper, 2 from Greenland, and 2 from the Faroe Islands.

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Next Danish general election
← 2026
On or before 23 March 2030
All 179 seats in the Folketing
175 from Denmark proper, 2 from Greenland and 2 from the Faroe Islands
90 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Parties in Denmark
Social Democrats Mette Frederiksen 38
Green Left Pia Olsen Dyhr 20
Venstre Troels Lund Poulsen 18
DPP Morten Messerschmidt 16
Liberal Alliance Alex Vanopslagh 15
Moderates Lars Løkke Rasmussen 14
Conservatives Mona Juul 13
Red–Green Pelle Dragsted[a] 11
Social Liberals Martin Lidegaard 10
Denmark Democrats Inger Støjberg 10
The Alternative Franciska Rosenkilde 5
Citizens' Party Lars Boje Mathiesen 1
Parties in the Faroe Islands
Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 1
Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen 1
Parties in Greenland
Inuit Ataqatigiit Múte Bourup Egede 1
Naleraq Pele Broberg 1
Incumbent Government
Frederiksen III
S–SF–M–RV
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Background

The 2026 election saw the incumbent government, led by Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, and consisting of the Social Democrats, Venstre, and the Moderates, lose its parliamentary majority. All three government parties saw a decline in its number of seats won.[1] The Green Left, Liberal Alliance, and the Danish People's Party on the other hand, each saw gains compared to the previous election. All parties with parliamentary ballot access managed to clear the electoral threshold, including Citizens' Party, which won representation after having been founded in the previous parliamentary term. The election resulted in none of the political blocs winning a majority of seats, with the Moderates instead having the decisive seats.[1]

Electoral system

The 179 members of the Folketing are elected in Denmark (175), the Faroe Islands (2), and Greenland (2). The 175 seats in Denmark include 135 seats elected in ten multi-member constituencies of Denmark by proportional representation, using the d'Hondt method (kredsmandater), and 40 leveling seats, allocated to parties in order to address any imbalance in the distribution of the constituency seats (tillægsmandater). The main threshold for levelling seats is 2% of votes.

Opinion polls

The table below shows opinion polls conducted since the 2026 election, in reverse chronological order. The leading party in each poll has its cell shaded in the party's colour. The total level of support for the red and blue blocs is also shown. Projected seat totals, as reported by the pollster are shown below the corresponding vote shares.

Nationwide polls

  A: Social Democrats
  B: Social Liberal Party
  C: Conservative People's Party
  F: Green Left
  H: Citizens' Party
  I: Liberal Alliance
  M: Moderates
  O: Danish People's Party
  V: Venstre
  Æ: Denmark Democrats
  Ø: Red-Green Alliance
  Å: The Alternative
  Red bloc
  Blue bloc
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Polling execution Parties Blocs
Polling
firm		 Fieldwork
date		 Sample
size		 A F V I O M C Ø B Æ Å H Others Red Blue
Verian 27 May–1 June 2026 1,494 20.9
37		 13.1
23		 10.2
18		 9.2
16		 12.0
21		 6.0
10		 8.3
15		 7.0
12		 5.6
10		 5.1
9		 2.2
4		 0.6
0		 0.0
0		 48.8
86		 45.2
79
Voxmeter 25–31 May 2026 1,003 21.9
39		 12.3
22		 9.2
16		 10.4
18		 10.5
18		 7.4
13		 7.7
14		 6.8
12		 5.4
10		 5.3
9		 2.5
4		 0.6
0		 0.0
0		 48.9
87		 43.7
75
Voxmeter 18–24 May 2026 1,016 20.9
37		 12.8
23		 10.1
18		 9.5
17		 10.7
19		 7.2
13		 8.4
15		 6.0
10		 6.4
11		 4.5
8		 2.6
4		 0.8
0		 0.1
0		 48.7
85		 44.0
77
Voxmeter 11–17 May 2026 1,010 20.7
37		 12.3
22		 10.4
18		 10.5
19		 10.9
19		 6.7
12		 7.7
14		 7.0
12		 5.3
9		 4.8
8		 3.0
5		 0.5
0		 0.2
0		 48.3
85		 44.8
78
Voxmeter 4–10 May 2026 1,002 22.0
39		 11.2
20		 9.8
17		 9.2
16		 11.1
20		 7.5
13		 7.9
14		 7.3
13		 5.9
10		 4.8
9		 2.4
4		 0.8
0		 0.1
0		 48.8
86		 43.6
76
Verian 28 Apr–5 May 2026 1,671 20.7
37		 12.7
22		 8.4
15		 9.5
17		 12.0
21		 8.0
14		 8.3
15		 6.7
12		 5.3
9		 5.0
9		 2.4
4		 0.9
0		 0.0
0		 47.8
84		 44.1
77
Voxmeter 27 Apr–3 May 2026 1,009 21.1
38		 12.3
22		 9.5
17		 8.5
15		 10.6
19		 7.4
14		 8.9
16		 8.1
15		 5.7
10		 5.1
9		 1.7
0		 1.1
0		 0.0
0		 48.9
85		 43.7
76
Epinion 22–28 Apr 2026 2,055 20.9
37		 13.0
23		 8.7
15		 8.8
16		 11.8
21		 7.9
14		 8.2
14		 7.1
13		 5.3
9		 5.2
9		 2.0
4		 0.8
0		 0.3
0		 48.3
86		 43.5
75
Voxmeter 20–26 Apr 2026 1,009 21.3
38		 13.1
23		 9.4
17		 8.7
15		 10.0
18		 8.1
14		 7.5
13		 7.5
13		 5.4
10		 5.9
10		 2.5
4		 0.6
0		 0.0
0		 49.8
88		 42.1
73
Voxmeter 13–19 Apr 2026 1,007 21.7
39		 12.2
22		 8.8
16		 9.1
16		 11.4
20		 7.4
13		 7.0
12		 7.0
12		 6.3
11		 5.5
10		 2.2
4		 1.3
0		 0.0
0		 49.5
88		 43.1
74
Voxmeter 6–12 Apr 2026 1,024 20.9
37		 12.2
22		 9.0
16		 9.2
16		 11.9
21		 6.8
12		 8.1
14		 6.5
12		 6.2
11		 5.0
9		 2.9
5		 1.2
0		 0.1
0		 48.7
87		 44.4
76
Voxmeter 30 Mar–5 Apr 2026 1,039 21.1
38		 12.5
22		 8.8
16		 8.7
16		 10.3
18		 6.9
12		 8.8
16		 6.8
12		 6.3
11		 5.7
10		 2.3
4		 1.6
0		 0.2
0		 49.0
87		 43.9
76
2026 election result – 21.84
38		 11.59
20		 10.14
18		 9.37
16		 9.10
16		 7.70
14		 7.59
13		 6.34
11		 5.81
10		 5.75
10		 2.57
5		 2.13
4		 0.07
0		 48.15
84		 44.08
77
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Notes

  1. [a]
    Formally, the Red–Green Alliance has collective leadership. See Hoffmann-Hansen, Henrik; Fabricius, Kitte (10 May 2019). "Overblik: Partierne i Danmark". Kristeligt Dagblad (in Danish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2019.

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