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

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and two in the

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(the two other territories of the

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Background

The previous general elections were held on 31 October 2022 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 elections, a centrist government led by Prime Minister

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and consisting of the

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(A), Venstre (V) and the

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(M) was established.

Opinion polls

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References

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