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This article is about the Danish political party. For the San Marino party, see Centre Democrats (San Marino).
Centre Democrats
Centrum-Demokraterne
Leader Ben Haddou Founded 1973 (dissolved 2008) Headquarters Omøgade 8, 2. sal
2100 København ØIdeology Centrism International affiliation None European affiliation None European Parliament Group European People's Party (1984-1994) Official colours Purple Website www.centrumdemokraterne.dk Politics of Denmark
Political parties
ElectionsThe Centre Democrats (Centrum-Demokraterne or CD) was a Danish political party. It was formed in 1973 by Erhard Jakobsen, a former MP and mayor of Gladsaxe, as a right-wing splinter group from the Danish Social Democrats.[1] It has participated in both centre-right governments (1982-1988) and centre-left governments (1993-1996).
In the 2001 election it lost its parliamentary representation, a severe setback for the party. In the 2005 election it got 33,635 votes (1% of votes nationwide). It also ran in several municipalities in the Danish municipal election in November 2005. It ran as well in the simultaneous elections to the new Regional Councils, except in Region Midtjylland where a local party official forgot to hand in the required number of voters' signatures before the deadline closed. [2]
On January 26, 2008, an extraordinary party conference decided to dissolve the party by February 1, 2008.[3]
Party leaders
- 1973-1989: Erhard Jakobsen
- 1989-2005: Mimi Jakobsen
- 2005-2007: Bjarne Møgelhøj
- 2007-2008: Ben Haddou
References
- ^ Cook, Chris; Francis, Mary (1979). The first European elections: A handbook and guide. London: Macmillan Press. ISBN 0333265750.
- ^ http://www.jp.dk/aar/artikel:aid=3335600/
- ^ jp.dk - CD nedlægger sig selv
External links
- Centrum-Demokraterne - Official website
Political parties in DenmarkBracketed numbers indicate numbers of seats in the respective parliaments.The Folketing Venstre (47) · Social Democrats (44) · Danish People's Party (22) · Danish Social Liberal Party (17) · Socialist People's Party (16) · Red-Green Alliance (12) · Liberal Alliance (9) · Conservative People's Party (8) · Siumut (Greenland) (1) · Inuit Ataqatigiit (Greenland) (1) · Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands) (1) · Union Party (Faroe Islands) (1) ·European
ParliamentSocial Democrats (4) · Venstre (3) · Socialist People's Party (2) · Danish People's Party (2) · Conservative People's Party (1) · People's Movement against the EU (1)Categories:- Defunct political parties in Denmark
- Political parties established in 1973
- Political parties disestablished in 2008
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