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 democratically elected by proportional representation: 135 by the D'Hondt method and 40 by the Sainte-Laguë method. The Danish political system has traditionally generated coalitions. Most post-war governments have been minority coalitions ruling with the support of non-government parties. The most recent general election took place on 18 June 2015 and the Folketing reconvened on 6 October. The first sitting of the house was attended by Queen Margrethe II. From 1849 to 1953 the "Folketing" was one of the two houses in the bicameral parliament known as the "Rigsdag"; the other house was known as "Landstinget". Since both houses, in principle,