Volt Denmark

Volt Denmark (Danish: Volt Danmark) is a social liberal political party in Denmark and the national chapter of the pan-European movement Volt Europa.

Volt Denmark
Volt Danmark
AbbreviationVolt
ChairpersonKathrine Richter, Alexander Nielsen
Founded21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)
HeadquartersCopenhagen
Ideology
European affiliationVolt Europa
Website
www.voltdanmark.org

History

The party was formed in May 2018 and incorporated on 21 July 2018.[1][2] Kathrine Richter and Alexander Nielsen are party leaders and Mathieu Pouletty is treasurer. In the run-up to the 2019 European elections, Volt failed to meet the signature hurdle and did not collect enough supporting signatures to be eligible for the election. Chair Kathrine Richter therefore stood for the party in Belgium at list position 4.[2]

In November 2021, the party contested an election for the first time in the municipal elections in Frederiksberg.[3] It did not achieve a mandate.[4]

To qualify for national elections, which will take place in 2023 at the latest, the party needs 21,000 digital signatures. To participate in the European elections in 2024, the party needs to collect 71,000 digital signatures.[5]

Local elections 2021
National sections of Volt Europa. The borders of the European Union are shown in red.

In the course of the municipal elections, the party advocated a House of Democracy and citizens' dialogues and assemblies along the lines of deliberative democracy as described by the OECD, in order to address current challenges such as a mobility transition and the design of a new city district.[6][7] The candidates deliberately talk a lot about visions and ideas for the EU, as much of the work of municipalities is determined by EU legislation and municipalities also increasingly work on an international level.[8] Volt therefore wants to strengthen the European dimension and the international network in Frederiksberg.[9] The party's goal is a green, socially responsible and future-oriented municipality.[10] Volt's candidate Mathieu Pouletty was the first time a Frenchman stood in the Danish municipal elections.[11] Volt received 0.2% of the vote.[12]

References
  1. "Volt Europa: Vi er det pan-europæiske parti, du ikke vidste, du savnede" (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  2. Ritzau (2019-05-06). "Dansker fører belgisk valgkamp for plads i EU-Parlamentet" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  3. "Kandidater til Kommunalvalget 2021" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  4. "Kommunalvalg Frederiksberg Kommune". Retrieved 2021-11-18.
  5. "Volt - Danmarks Europaparti". Retrieved 2021-09-26.
  6. Kathrine Richter, KV21-k, idat på Frederiksberg og forperson for Volt Danmark (2021-05-31). "Demokratiet skal have tag over hovedet på Frederiksberg" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Kathrine Richter, forperson for Volt Danmark og KV21-k, idat (2021-06-20). "Etablér en borgersamling om Frederiksbergs trafikvision" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  8. "Orientering | Europa: KV21 - nu med europæisk dagsorden | DR LYD" (in Danish). Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  9. "Volt sætter strøm til et grønnere Frederiksberg: Stiller op til kommunalvalget" (in Danish). 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-11-11.
  10. "Kathrine Richter (T) Frederiksberg Kommune | DR" (in Danish). Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  11. "The Copenhagen Post". https://www.cphpost.dk/ (in Danish). 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2022-04-17. {{cite web}}: External link in |periodical= (help)
  12. "Kommunalvalg Frederiksberg Kommune". Retrieved 2022-04-17.
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