Political Parties
See also: List of political parties in DenmarkDenmark has a multiparty system with currently eight parties represented in parliament. The four oldest and in history most influential parties are the Conservative People's Party, the Social Democrats, Venstre (a conservative-liberal party) and the Danish Social Liberal Party. However, demographics have been in favour of younger parties (such as the nationalist Danish People's Party), which has led to a constant process of policy development and gradual renewal amongst, but not limited to, the four old parties.
None of the parties have exactly the same organization. It is however common for a party to have: An annual convention which approves manifestos and elects party chairmen; a board of leaders; an assembly of representatives as well as a number of local branches with their own organization. In most cases the party members in parliament form their own group with autonomy to develop and promote party politics in parliament and between elections.
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