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| voting_system1 = Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold | last_election1 = 18 June 2015 | session_room = Christiansborg Folketingssalen 20120420 0222F (8188480571).jpg | next_election1 = Before 18 June 2019 | meeting_place = Christiansborg Palace, Copenhagen | website = |footnotes = 1. Faroese and Greenlandic political parties represented in the Danish parliament }} The Folketing ((デンマーク語:Folketinget), ; lit. ''the people's thing''), also known as the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark. Established in 1849, until 1953 the ''Folketing'' was the lower house of a bicameral parliament, the Rigsdag; the upper house was the Landsting. It meets in Christiansborg Palace, on the islet of Slotsholmen in central Copenhagen. The Folketing is also responsible for adopting the state's budgets, approving the state's accounts, As the legislative branch of Denmark, the Folketing passes all laws, approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government. As set out in the Danish Constitution, the Folketing shares power with the reigning monarch. In practice, however, the monarch's role is limited to signing laws passed by the legislature. This must be done within 30 days of adoption. The Folketing consists of 179 representatives; 175 from Denmark, 2 from Greenland and a further 2 from the Faroe Islands. Parliamentary elections are held at least every four years, but it is within the powers of the Prime Minister to ask the monarch to call for an election before the term has elapsed. On a vote of no confidence, the Parliament may force a single Minister or the entire government to resign.〔"A Minister shall not remain in office after the Parliament has passed a vote of no confidence in him." (The Constitution of Denmark – Section 15. )〕 The Danish political system has traditionally generated coalitions. Most Danish post-war governments have been minority coalitions ruling with the support of non-government parties. Members are elected by proportional representation: 135 by the D'Hondt method and 40 by the Sainte-Laguë method. The most recent general election took place on 18 June 2015. ==History== From 1849 to 1953 the ''Folketing'' was one of the two houses in the bicameral parliament known as the ''Rigsdag''; the other house was known as the ''Landsting''. Since both houses, in principle, had equal power, the terms "upper house" and "lower house" were not generally used. The difference between the houses was voter representation. The Folketing was elected by common vote and consisted mainly of independent farmers, traders, and merchants as well as the educated classes (i.e., the liberal forces of society). From 1866 to 1915 the right of vote for the Landsting was restricted to the wealthiest, and some of its members were appointed by the king, thus it predominantly represented the landed gentry and other conservatives. From 1915 the Landsting was also elected by common vote, although indirectly and with a higher age limit than for the Folketing. During the next decades, law-making mainly took place in the Folketing and the Landsting came to be regarded as a superfluous rubber stamp. In 1953, a revised constitution was adopted by popular vote. Among the changes was the elimination of the Landsting and the introduction of a unicameral parliament, known only as the Folketing. Christiansborg Palace (also known by its nickname ''Borgen'', Danish for ''the castle'') has been the domicile of parliament since 1849. The palace is located in the heart of Copenhagen. Winning a seat in parliament requires only 2% of the vote. With such a low election threshold, a large number of parties are represented in the chamber, making it all but impossible for one party to win the 90 seats necessary for a majority. No party has achieved this since 1901. All Danish governments since then have been coalitions or one-party minority governments. For this reason, a long-standing provision in the constitution allows a government to take office without getting a vote of confidence and stay in office as long as it does not lose a vote of no confidence. One consequence is that, unlike in most other parliamentary systems, a Danish government can never be sure its legislative agenda will pass, and it must assemble a majority for each individual piece of legislation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Folketing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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