Citizens' Party (Denmark)
Citizens' Party – Lars Boje Mathiesen Borgernes Parti – Lars Boje Mathiesen | |
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| Abbreviation | BP H |
| Leader | Lars Boje Mathiesen |
| Founder | Lars Boje Mathiesen |
| Founded | 28 August 2024 |
| Split from | New Right |
| Membership | 700[1] |
| Ideology | Right-wing populism[2] |
| Political position | Right-wing to far-right[2] |
| Folketing | 1 / 179 |
| Election symbol | |
| H | |
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| borgernesparti | |
The Citizens' Party - Lars Boje Mathiesen (Danish: Borgernes Parti - Lars Boje Mathiesen) is a right-wing populist and national conservative political party in Denmark.
History
[edit]Former Liberal Alliance and Nye Borgerlige politician Mathiesen would continue as an independent in the Folketing after his expulsion from Nye Borgerlige.[3][4] On 12 April 2023, Boje hinted at the possibility of founding his own party. On 24 June 2024, Boje planned to announce the party as "Denmark's Best Party", but this name was rejected by the Election Board.[5] On 28 August 2024, the party was officially founded and reached the required 20,195 signatures by 17 December 2024.[6][7] The party formally obtained ballot access on 15 January 2025[8] and was assigned the letter H by the Interior Ministry.
Ideology and Platform
[edit]The party wants Denmark to have more referendums and to have a constitutional court. Boje also wants to change the wage structure for public employees, and have the party be a party for motorists, by abolishing the registration fees for cars and replacing it with yearly license plate fee. Boje rules out supporting Mette Frederiksen as Prime Minister of Denmark, due to the mink case in 2020.[6][9]
- ^ "Lars Boje Mathiesens parti officielt opstillingsparat | Nyheder". DR (in Danish). 2025-01-15. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ a b Schulz, Peter (2024-08-29). "Henrik Qvortrup: Lars Boje og Borgernes Partis succes afhænger af én ting". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-01-20.
- ^ marts 2023, Fredag d 10; artikel, kl 12 03 Del denne artikel Del denne (2023-03-10). "Ekskluderet formand forsætter som løsgænger i Folketinget". Berlingske.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-02-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Mens Boje overvejer nyt parti, har vælgerne tilsyneladende tilgivet Vermund og Nye Borgerlige". Altinget.dk. 2023-04-11. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ^ Astrup, Peter (2024-06-24). "Bojes partinavn vraget: Skulle have heddet 'Danmarks Bedste Parti'". www.bt.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b "Lars Boje Mathiesens nye parti hedder Borgernes Parti - TV 2". nyheder.tv2.dk (in Danish). 2024-08-28. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Nu har Lars Bojes nye parti fået nok underskrifter til at komme på stemmesedlen". www.altinget.dk. 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ ritzau (2025-01-15). "Lars Boje har fået endelig godkendelse til sit nye Borgernes Parti". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ "Borgernes Parti – Partiet med den sunde fornuft". Borgernes Parti (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-02-20.