Danish Act of Succession referendum
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A referendum on changing the Danish Act of Succession, the rules governing the succession to the Danish throne, is expected to be held in Denmark before the next Danish parliamentary election, which is due by 2011 at the latest. The law was passed unanimously in 2006 and will have to be passed again by the new Folketing elected in 2007 before finally having to undergo popular approval in a referendum.[1][2] The law would eliminate male-preference primogeniture in favour of equal primogeniture. That is, sons would no longer have precedence over daughters in the line of succession. The law would not effect the first three people in the line of succession: the queen's two children are both male, and the crown prince's first-born is also male.
In order for the law to be approved in the referendum, it must get both a majority of votes cast in favour and at least 40 % of all eligible voters voting in favour.[3][2]
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- ^ Females get the nod in Denmark | WORLD | NEWS | tvnz.co.nz
- ^ a b 2005-06 - L 1 (oversigt): Forslag til lov om ændring af tronfølgeloven. (Ligestilling mellem kønnene i arvefølgen - fremsat i henhold til proceduren i grundlovens § 88). Folketinget (Danish). Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
- ^ Danish constitution (Danish).
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