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This Constitution Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. The form of government shall be that of a constitutional monarchy. The Royal Power shall be inherited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Succession to the Throne Act, 27th March, 1953.
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Denmark's Constitution of 1953. This complete constitution has been generated from excerpts of texts from the repository of the Comparative Constitutions Project, and distributed on constituteproject.org. Table of contents.
In 1953, the fourth constitution abolished the Upper Chamber (the Landsting), giving Denmark a unicameral parliament. It also enabled females to inherit the throne (see Succession ), but the change still favored boys over girls (this was changed by a referendum in 2009 so the first-born inherits the throne regardless of sex).
Part I. This Constitution Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. The form of government shall be that of a constitutional monarchy. The Royal Power shall be inherited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Succession to the Throne Act, 27th March, 1953.
A constitutional and electoral age referendum was held in Denmark on 28 May 1953. [1] Both proposals were approved by voters, leading to both a new constitution taking effect on 5 June, and the electoral age being lowered from 25 to 23 years, also starting on 5 June.
The Constitution of Denmark Act no. 169 of 5 June 1953. Chapter I. This Constitutional Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. The form of government shall be that of a constitutional monarchy.
1 This Constitutional Act shall apply to all parts of the Kingdom of Denmark. 2 The form of government shall be that of a con-stitutional monarchy. Royal authority shall be in-herited by men and women in accordance with the provisions of the Act of Succession to the Throne of March 27th 1953.