1943 Danish Folketing election 1943 Danish Folketing election Folketing elections were held in Denmark on 23 March 1943 alongside Landsting elections, except in the Faroe Islands where they were held on 3 May. They were the first elections during the German occupation, and although many people feared how the Germans might react to the election, the event took place peacefully. The voter turnout was at 89.5%, the highest of any Danish parliamentary election, and became a demonstration against the occupation. The Social Democratic Party remained the largest in the Folketing, with 66 of the 149 seats. After the elections, leading German newspapers expressed disappointment
The Parliament of Trees The Parliament of Trees The Parliament of Trees (also known as "The Parliament of Trees against war and violence") is a memorial for the death victims of the Berlin Wall, which was installed on 9 November 1990 by performance artist Ben Wagin. Wagin established the memorial on a site of the former death strip on the eastern shore of the Spree opposite to the German Parliament in Berlin-Mitte. There he arranged memorial stones, pictures, posters and pieces of the facilities that were used to defend the border. Different artists worked on these exhibition pieces. Also trees and flowers were planted.