National Party (Denmark)

The National Party (Danish: Nationalpartiet) is a center-left political party in Denmark. It was formed in 2014 by three Danish-Pakistani brothers in opposition to the right wing parties in Denmark.[1][2]

National Party
Nationalpartiet
LeaderAsif Ahmad, Kashif Ahmad, Aamer Ahmad
Founded16 October 2014
HeadquartersHvidovre
IdeologyCentrism
Folketing
0 / 179
Municipal councils
0 / 2,432
Website
Nationalpartiet.dk

History

The party was founded in 2014 by Kashif Ahmad, Aamer Ahmad, and Asif Ahmad. Kashif Ahmad was a member of the municipal council in Hvidovre Municipality when the party was founded, thus giving the party a seat.[3]

It did not manage to run for the 2015 election, but several of the individual members ran as independents, including Yahya Hassan.

In April 2016, the party claimed to have gathered enough signatures to run for the next general election. However, a new digital system of gathering signatures had been implemented by the Ministry of the Interior and of Social Affairs, and problems with this system made many of the National Party's signatures ineligible.[4][5]

In January 2019, party leader Kashif Ahmad left the party in favour of Alternativet. He was succeeded as party leader by his brother Asif.[6]

References
  1. Larsen, Line Kjaergaard (April 25, 2016). "Nationalpartiet stiller op til næste folketingsvalg". DR. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  2. Piil, Sarah (October 17, 2014). "Nyt parti vil være modvægt til den politiske højredrejning". Dagbladet Information (in Danish). Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  3. "Nationalpartiet.dk "Byrådsmedlem"". Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2015-12-14.
  4. Dr.dk "Nationalpartiet stiller op til næste folketingsvalg"
  5. Dr.dk "Partier tordner mod digitale vælgererklæringer".
  6. Berit Hartung (14 January 2019). "Partileder skifter parti: Nu vil han i Folketinget for Alternativet". B.T. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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