FOLKETINGET – THE DANISH PARLIAMENT

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Folketinget -The Danish Parliament September 2010 Published by Communications Christiansborg Palace 1240 Copenhagen K Photographs Anders Hviid, Bjarke Ørsted/Scanpix, Christoffer Regild, Henrik Sørensen, Janne Klerk, Thorkild Jensen Impression 1.000 copies Print Grafisk Rådgivning
CONTENTS DanIsh Democracy Page 6 Universal suffrage is the foundation of democracy. This principle was laid down in the Constitutional Act of June 1849, the main principles of which are still to be found in the present Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark, which dates from June 5th 1953. The cenTre oF The realm For 800 years Page 13 Christiansborg Palace is very spacious. It was erected in the 18th century in order to set the frame for the Court of the Danish absolute monarchs. commITTees <strong>–</strong> workshoPs oF The ParlIamenT Page 18 The major debates take place in the Chamber and the formal decisions are made here. But the decisions are prepared in the committees of the Danish Parliament. From IDea To law Page 25 Section 41 in the Constitutional Act of the Kingdom of Denmark lays down that a Bill shall be read three times in the Folketing before it can be adopted.
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