Venstre

, full name, is a conservative-liberal, agrarian political party in Denmark. Founded as part of a peasants' movement against the landed aristocracy, today it espouses an economically liberal, pro-free-market ideology. is the major party of the centre-right in Denmark, and the second-largest party in the country. The party has produced many Prime Ministers. In the 2019 general elections, received 23.4% of the vote and 43 out of 179 seats. Following the resignation of Jakob Ellemann-Jensen, the party, pending a leadership election, is led organisatorially by Stephanie Lose with Troels Lund Poulsen serving as its de facto leader in the government and the Folketing. Since December 2022, the party has been a junior partner in the second Frederiksen government. The party is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and has four MEPs in the European Parliament. History