DenmarkDet danske demokrati og retssamfundet 11 · Danish democracy and the rule of law
Fatima is a Turkish citizen and has lived legally in Denmark for many years. Can she vote in the municipal election?
In the exam (Danish)
Fatima er tyrkisk statsborger og har boet lovligt i Danmark i mange år. Kan hun stemme ved kommunalvalget?
- aYes, she can vote in municipal and regional elections.Ja, hun kan stemme ved kommunal- og regionsvalg.Correct answer
- bNo, in every election in Denmark only Danish citizens can vote.Nej, kun danske statsborgere kan stemme ved alle valg i Danmark.
Why?
Foreign citizens over 18 can vote in municipal and regional elections. If you come from a country outside the EU and the Nordic countries, you must first have lived permanently in the Realm without a break for a number of years before the election. General elections to the Folketing require Danish citizenship.
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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.
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A majority in the Folketing passes a vote of no confidence in a minister. What must the minister do?Correct answer:Resign.
Et flertal i Folketinget udtaler mistillid til en minister. Hvad skal ministeren gøre? — Gå af.
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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