Danish Unity or Danish Collection (Danish: Dansk Samling, DS) is a political party in Denmark, founded in 1936 by Arne Sørensen.[2] In 1939 the National Unity party, established by Victor Pürschel in 1938, merged with the party.[3] It contested elections in 1939, 1943, 1945, 1947, April 1953 and then once more in 1964. It remains as a political organisation.
In the March 1943 general election – relatively free, though held under German occupation – the party took a clear anti-occupation position, and gained 2.2% of votes cast.[4]
Danish Unity was also a political party doing the Second World War and involved with the Danish resistance movement against the German occupation.da
Based on a form of Christian nationalism, it presented itself as a third way between socialism and liberalism.
It later campaigned against Danish membership in the EU.
In October 2013, Morten Uhrskov Jensen replaced Adam Wagner as national chairman; since then, the organization has had an increase of members. It has one elected representative, a councillor in Herning.
References
- ^ Widfeldt, Anders (2015). “Quasi-fascist parties and borderline cases”. Extreme Right Parties in Scandinavia. Routledge. ISBN 9781134502141.
- ^ Henrik Lundbak (2003). Danish Unity: A Political Party Between Fascism and Resistance 1936–1947. Museum Tusculanum Press. p. 21. ISBN 978-87-7289-724-0.
- ^ Alastair H. Thomas (2010). The A to Z of Denmark. Scarecrow Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-8108-7205-9.
- ^ HK København (now behind paywall)
External links
- Dansk Samling website (Danish)
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