Rigsdagen Rigsdagen Rigsdagen () was the name of the national legislature of Denmark from 1849 to 1953. "Rigsdagen" was Denmark's first parliament, and it was incorporated in the Constitution of 1849. It was a bicameral legislature, consisting of two houses, the "Folketing" and the "Landsting". The distinction between the two houses was not always clear, as they had equal power. In 1953, a new constitution was approved by referendum and adopted, with the result that "Rigsdagen" and the "Landsting" were eliminated in favor of a unicameral legislature under the name of the "Folketing". "Rigsdagen", like today's "Folketing", was located in Christiansborg
Folketing consequence is that, unlike in most other parliamentary systems, a Danish government can never be sure its legislative agenda will pass, and it must assemble a majority for each individual piece of legislation. The 179 members of the folketing are directly elected to four-year terms, subject to calls for early elections. All Danish citizens 18 years or older may vote in legislative elections, which are conducted by secret ballot. Folketing seats are allocated among the various parties using the D'Hondt method of party list proportional representation. A party or electoral alliance must pass the election threshold of 2% of the