Venstre (Denmark)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Venstre, full name: Venstre, Danmarks Liberale Parti is the largest political party in Denmark. Founded with a basis on free market liberalism, it is a centre-right party. The party is a member of Liberal International and sits with the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe group in the European Parliament. In the 2007 parliamentary elections, Venstre received 26% of the vote, and 46 out of 179 seats. It is led by Lars Løkke Rasmussen, who took over as party leader and Prime Minister from Anders Fogh Rasmussen in 2009. The party currently governs in coalition with the Conservative People's Party, with support from the Danish People's Party.