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The Minority Party (''Minoritetspartiet'') is a Political Party in Denmark without parliamentary representation, not to confused with the Minority Party(PNG) of Papua New Guinea . RECENT HISTORY The Minority Party (Minoritetspartiet) is a Danish political party which was founded in 2000 by a group of Minority groups. One of the party's primus motors were Mr. Rune Engelbreht Larsen , who was chairman of the party during the 2005 general elections. Rune Engelbreht Larsen was formerly known as editor of the intellectual left-wing dissident magizine Faklen (The Torch). During the 2005 election campaign, the Minority Party was in opposition to the consensus among most Danish parties to further tighten Immigration controls. The chairman of the party, Rune Engelbreht Larsen , went so far as to call the chairman of the Nationalist Danish People's Party a Racist . In the 2005 Parliamentary Elections , the Minority Party only got 0.3 percent of the votes and did not achieve parliamentary representation. IDEOLOGY The Minority Party is not a Socialist party and the party program rejects Marxism as well as Liberalism . The Ideology of the party is a Humanistic ideology where all human beings are seen as unique individuals with heterogenous desires and requirements. KEY ISSUES Guaranteed Minimum Income - a Social Benefit for all citizens. The basic income should match to the expenditures of a modest living standard. Relaxation of the immigration laws, especially the repeal of the "24-year Rule" , that makes it impossible for Danish citizens under 24 years to get foreign spouses to Denmark. Resistance to the Danish membership of the European Union . Resistance to the activation of the unemployed. Strengthening of the citizens' legal status against the authorities. EXTERNAL LINK |
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