In the months after the liberation, Aksel Larsen was marked by his stay in the concentration camp and did not play a great role in politics. The DKP was given seats in the liberation cabinet, where Larsen became minister without portfolio. While he recovered from his stay in Sachsenhausen, he let Alfred Jensen lead the party. The 1945 election on 15 September was the best ever for the communists. They got 12.5% of the vote and 18 seats in parliament. With 27,497 votes Larsen himself was the candidate who received the most personal votes.