Humanist Party (Denmark)

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The Humanist Party (Danish: Det Humanistiske Parti) is a political party in Denmark and is a member of the Humanist International.

The party stood in the regional and municipal elections in Denmark November 15, 2005. The last time the party went for elections in Denmark was 1993.

Denmark is divided in 5 regions (a new administrative system) and the Humanist Party is present in the most important one, which is the region covering the Northeastern part of Sealand and the island of Bornholm (here you have a map: http://www.regionhovedstaden.dk/5storage/78/kommunekort.jpg).

The region covers 30 % of the population, that is 1.6 million persons. Inside this region the Humanist Party is also present in the town of Copenhague with 0.5 million inhabitants.

The Humanist Party ran 2 candidates.