April 1920 Danish Folketing election April 1920 Danish Folketing election Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 26 April 1920, except in the Faroe Islands, where they were held on 20 May. In what is referred to as Easter Crisis of 1920, on 29 March King Christian X dismissed the government, the Cabinet of Zahle II consisting of members of the Danish Social Liberal Party, replacing it with a caretaker cabinet led by Otto Liebe on 30 March, as he was of the opinion that Central Schleswig should be returned to Denmark regardless of the outcome of the Schleswig Plebiscites. This led to massive protests
Constitution of Denmark parliament, the , consisting of the Landsting and the Folketing. The most significant change in the Constitution of 1953 was the abolishment of the Landsting, leaving the unicameral Folketing. It also enshrined fundamental civil rights, which remain in the current constitution: such as "habeas corpus" (section 71), private property rights (section 72) and freedom of speech (section 77). The Constitutional Act has been changed (replaced) very few times, but always with the consent of Danish citizens. The wording in the Act is so general that it can still be applied today, despite major changes in society and political life in