DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 10 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
Who can vote in a general election to the Folketing?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvem kan stemme ved et folketingsvalg?
- aDanish citizens who are 18 or older and have their permanent residence in the Realm.Danske statsborgere, som er fyldt 18 år og har fast bopæl i riget.Correct answer
- bEveryone who is 18 or older and lives in Denmark, whatever their citizenship.Alle, som er fyldt 18 år og bor i Danmark, uanset statsborgerskab.
Why?
To vote in a general election you must be a Danish citizen, be 18 or older and have your permanent residence in the Realm. Foreign citizens cannot vote in general elections. There are some exceptions for Danes who live abroad for a period.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Danish, as shown above.
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Fatima is a Turkish citizen and has lived legally in Denmark for many years. Can she vote in the municipal election?Correct answer:Yes, she can vote in municipal and regional elections.
Fatima er tyrkisk statsborger og har boet lovligt i Danmark i mange år. Kan hun stemme ved kommunalvalget? — Ja, hun kan stemme ved kommunal- og regionsvalg.
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As a general rule, what share of the votes must a party get to enter the Folketing?Correct answer:2%.
Hvor stor en del af stemmerne skal et parti som udgangspunkt have for at komme i Folketinget? — 2 %.
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Mads is on holiday abroad on election day. How can he vote?Correct answer:He can cast a postal vote before election day.
Mads er på ferie i udlandet på valgdagen. Hvordan kan han stemme? — Han kan brevstemme før valgdagen.
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What does parliamentarism (parlamentarisme) mean in Denmark?Correct answer:That a government cannot stay in office if a majority in the Folketing is against it.
Hvad betyder parlamentarisme i Danmark? — At en regering ikke kan blive siddende, hvis et flertal i Folketinget er imod den.
Source
Questions from past citizenship tests (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim in Danish with the official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the study material “Læremateriale til Indfødsretsprøven” and on Danish values. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. Current-affairs questions and questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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