Folketing

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


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


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