General elections are scheduled to be held in Denmark no later than 31 October 2026, according to § 32 in the

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, which defines an election cycle as four years. All 179 seats in the

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will be up for election, 175 in

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, two in

Greenland Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland i ...

and two in the

Faroe Islands The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...

Background

The previous general elections in 2022 were held on 31 October in the Faroe Islands and on 1 November in Denmark and Greenland. The elections led to a narrow victory for the red bloc. Following the election, a centrist government led by

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Mette Frederiksen Mette Frederiksen (; born 19 November 1977) is a Danish politician who has been Prime Minister of Denmark since June 2019, and Leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. The second woman to hold either office, she is also the youngest prime ...

and consisting of the

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(A), Venstre (V), and the

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(M) was established.

Opinion polls

Opinion polling for the next Danish general election

Notes

References

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Elections in Denmark Elections in the Faroe Islands Elections in Greenland