Citizens' Party (Denmark)
{{Infobox political party
| name = Citizens' Party
| native_name = Borgernes Parti
| native_name_lang = da
| logo = Borgernes Parti logo.svg
| colorcode = {{Political party data|color}}
| abbreviation = BP
| leader = Lars Boje Mathiesen
| founder = Lars Boje Mathiesen
| founded = {{Start date|2024|08|28|df=y}}
| split = New Right
| ideology = Populism{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Peter |date=2024-08-29 |title=Henrik Qvortrup: Lars Boje og Borgernes Partis succes afhænger af én ting |url=https://www.bt.dk/politik/henrik-qvortrup-lars-boje-og-borgernes-partis-succes-afhaenger-af-en-ting |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}
Anti-establishment{{Cite web |last=Schulz |first=Peter |date=2024-08-29 |title=Henrik Qvortrup: Lars Boje og Borgernes Partis succes afhænger af én ting |url=https://www.bt.dk/politik/henrik-qvortrup-lars-boje-og-borgernes-partis-succes-afhaenger-af-en-ting |access-date=2025-01-20 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}}
| position = Right-wing{{Cite web |title=Denmark |url=https://europeelects.eu/denmark/ |access-date=2025-06-18 |website=Europe Elects |language=en-US}} to far-right{{Cite web |title=Nyt højrefløjsparti kan forene kontrære kværulanter |url=https://www.information.dk/indland/2024/12/nyt-hoejrefloejsparti-kan-forene-kontraere-kvaerulanter |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=information.dk |language=da-DK}}
| colours = {{color box|{{party color|Citizens' Party (Denmark)}}|border=darkgray}} Blue
| seats1_title = Folketing
| seats1 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|ms-lower-house}}{{Efn|Only 175 of the 179 seats in the Danish Parliament, the Folketing, are obtainable by Danish political parties as Greenland and the Faroe Islands are assigned two seats each due to their status as territories in the Kingdom of Denmark.}}
| seats2_title = European Parliament
| seats2 = {{Political party data|seat composition bar|EP}}
| seats3_title = Municipal councils
| seats3 = {{Composition bar|0|2436|hex={{party color|Citizens' Party (Denmark)}}}}
| seats4_title = Regions
| seats4 = {{composition bar|0|205|hex={{party color|Citizens' Party (Denmark)}}}}
| website = {{Political party data|website}}
| country = Denmark
| symbol = H
}}
The Citizens' Party – Lars Boje Mathiesen ({{langx|da|Borgernes Parti – Lars Boje Mathiesen}}, BP) is a populist political party in Denmark.
History
Former Liberal Alliance and Nye Borgerlige politician Mathiesen would continue as an independent in the Folketing after his expulsion from Nye Borgerlige.{{Cite web |last=marts 2023 |first=Fredag d 10 |last2=artikel |first2=kl 12 03 Del denne artikel Del denne |date=2023-03-10 |title=Ekskluderet formand forsætter som løsgænger i Folketinget |url=https://www.berlingske.dk/politik/ekskluderet-formand-forsaetter-som-loesgaenger-i-folketinget |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Berlingske.dk |language=da}}{{Cite web |date=2023-04-11 |title=Mens Boje overvejer nyt parti, har vælgerne tilsyneladende tilgivet Vermund og Nye Borgerlige |url=https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/altinget.dk/artikel/nye-borgerlige-holder-sig-over-spaerregraensen-i-nyt-snit-af-maalinger |access-date=2023-04-24 |website=Altinget.dk}} On 12 April 2023, Boje hinted at the possibility of founding his own party. On 24 June 2024, Boje planned to announce the party as "Denmark's Best Party", but this name was rejected by the Election Board.{{Cite web |last=Astrup |first=Peter |date=2024-06-24 |title=Bojes partinavn vraget: Skulle have heddet 'Danmarks Bedste Parti' |url=https://www.bt.dk/politik/bojes-partinavn-vraget-skulle-have-heddet-danmarks-bedste-parti |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.bt.dk |language=da}} On 28 August 2024, the party was officially founded and reached the required 20,195 signatures by 17 December 2024.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-28 |title=Lars Boje Mathiesens nye parti hedder Borgernes Parti - TV 2 |url=https://nyheder.tv2.dk/politik/2024-08-28-lars-boje-mathiesens-nye-parti-hedder-borgernes-parti |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=nyheder.tv2.dk |language=da-DK}}{{Cite web |date=2024-12-17 |title=Nu har Lars Bojes nye parti fået nok underskrifter til at komme på stemmesedlen |url=https://www.altinget.dk/artikel/nu-har-lars-bojes-nye-parti-faaet-nok-underskrifter-til-at-komme-paa-stemmesedlen |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=www.altinget.dk}} The party formally obtained ballot access on 15 January 2025{{Cite web |last=ritzau |date=2025-01-15 |title=Lars Boje har fået endelig godkendelse til sit nye Borgernes Parti |url=https://jyllands-posten.dk/politik/ECE17812162/lars-boje-har-faaet-endelig-godkendelse-til-sit-nye-borgernes-parti/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Jyllands-Posten |language=da}} and was assigned the letter H by the Interior Ministry.
Ideology and platform
The party wants Denmark to have more referendums and to have a constitutional court. Boje also wants to change the wage structure for public employees, and have the party be a party for motorists, by abolishing the registration fees for cars and replacing it with yearly license plate fee. Boje rules out supporting Mette Frederiksen as Prime Minister of Denmark, due to the mink case in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Borgernes Parti – Partiet med den sunde fornuft |url=https://borgernesparti.dk/ |access-date=2025-02-20 |website=Borgernes Parti |language=da-DK}}
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