Folketing

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legislature public authority unicameral national parliament

The Folketing is the unicameral national parliament of Denmark, responsible for passing laws, approving the budget, and overseeing the government.

Aliases (3)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature → public authority → unicameral national parliament →
appoints	prime minister of Denmark (through confidence) →
buildingLocatedOn	Slotsholmen →
canBeDissolvedBy	monarch of Denmark →
confersConfidenceOn	Government of Denmark →
country	Denmark →
countrySeat	Christiansborg Palace →
dissolutionOnAdviceOf	prime minister of Denmark →
electoralSystem	party-list proportional representation → proportional representation →
establishedInYear	1849 →
governingDocument	Constitution of Denmark →
hasCommittee	European Affairs Committee of the Folketing → Finance Committee of the Folketing → Foreign Affairs Committee of the Folketing →
hasJurisdictionOver	national legislation of Denmark →
hasPower	amend the Constitution of Denmark (with additional requirements) → impeach ministers before the Court of Impeachment → ratify international treaties for Denmark →
hasSeatsForConstituency	Denmark proper → Faroe Islands → Greenland →
hasWebsite	https://www.ft.dk →
headOfGovernmentChosenBy	Folketing →
house	unicameral →
legislativeBodyFor	Kingdom of Denmark →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Capital Region of Denmark → Copenhagen →
mainFunction	approves the state budget → oversees the government → passes laws →
meetsIn	Christiansborg Palace →
nativeLabel	Folketinget →
numberOfMembers	179 →
numberOfSeats	179 →
officialLanguage	Danish →
oversees	Government of Denmark →
partOf	political system of Denmark →
precededBy	Rigsdag →
reformedBy	1953 Constitution of Denmark →
reorganizedInYear	1953 →
roleInGovernment	legislative branch of Denmark →
shortName	Folketing →
supervises	public administration of Denmark →
termLength	4 years →
votingSystem	open list →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Christiansborg Palace → Christiansborg Palace ("Danish Parliament") →	houses
Constitution Day (Denmark) ("Folketing (Danish Parliament)") →	associatedWith
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Denmark ("Danish Parliament") →	governedBy
Folketing →	headOfGovernmentChosenBy
Denmark →	legislature
Folketing ("Folketinget") →	nativeLabel
Danish Armed Forces →	overseenBy
Folketing →	shortName