query: office_contested danish general election
supports: Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe. It includes 16 constituent states, covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate. With about 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous member state of the European Union. After the United States, it is the second most popular immigration destination in the world. Germany's capital and largest metropolis is Berlin. Other major cities include Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Europe. The southernmost and smallest of the Nordic countries, it is south-west of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark is the sovereign state that comprises Denmark proper and two autonomous constituent countries in the North Atlantic Ocean: the Faroe Islands and Greenland. Denmark has a total area of , and a population of 5.7 million. The country consists of a peninsula, Jutland, and an archipelago of 443 named islands, with the largest being Zealand and Funen. The islands are characterised by flat, arable land and sandy coasts, low elevation and a temperate climate. General elections were held in Denmark on 10 May 1988 , just seven months after the last elections . Prime Minister Poul Schlüter chose to call for an election after the Conservative People 's Party - led government fell short of a majority in a foreign policy issue after they failed to come to an agreement with the Social Democrats . In a parliamentary debate Prime Minister Poul Schlüter accused the leader of the Social Democrats , Svend Auken , of breaking a political deal between the two of them , whilst Auken accused Schlüter of lying to the public . However , the election did not change the balance of power in the Folketing . Common Course failed to cross the 2 % percent threshold and lost their four seats . The Centre Democrats and the Christian People 's Party left the government ( although they continued to support it ) and were replaced by the Danish Social Liberal Party . The reason for doing this was that it gave Schlüter a majority in foreign policy issues , which had caused this election . The Centre Democrats and Christian People 's Party continued to support the government though . Voter turnout was 85.7 % in Denmark proper , 70.3 % in the Faroe Islands and 57.9 % in Greenland . Svend Gunnarsen Auken (24 May 1943  4 August 2009) was a Danish politician. He represented the Social Democrats as a member of the Danish parliament (Folketinget) from 1971 until his death. The Prime Minister of Denmark (literally "Minister of State") is the head of government in the Kingdom of Denmark. Before the creation of the modern office, Denmark did not initially have a head of government separate from its head of state, namely the Monarch, in whom the executive authority was vested. The Constitution of 1849 established a constitutional monarchy by limiting the powers of the Monarch and creating the office of . The inaugural holder of the office was Adam Wilhelm Moltke. Poul Holmskov Schlüter (3 April 1929) is a Danish politician, who served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 1982 to 1993. He was the first member of the Conservative People's Party to become Prime Minister, as well as the first conservative to hold the office since 1901.
candidates: member prime minister prime minister of denmark
answer: prime minister of denmark