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The Danish general election on 20 Nov 2001, held at the same time as the municipal & county elections, marked a historic point in Danish electoral history. Staunchly supportive of the welfare state, the three Scandinavian countries (Denmark, Sweden & Norway) have traditionally supported the Social Democrats, the largest party in all these countries since the 1920s. The election in Denmark breaks this tradition. A massive swing to the main bourgeois party Venstre (the Liberals), made it larger than the Social Democrats, & secured a majority for the rightist parties for the first time since 1929. Within hours of losing the election, outgoing Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen was forced to hand over power to another Rasmussen, Venstre's leader & former minister of taxation & economic affairs, Anders Fogh Rasmussen. 1 Table. Adapted from the source document.

Offers an overview of the 2001 Danish general election, noting its historic nature as the right-wing Venstre party secured a majority at the expense of the Social Democrats for the first time since 1929. The nature of the campaign is described & the outcome discussed. Implications of this turn of events are touched on. Tables. J. Zendejas