Venstre
Placement: Center-right
A liberal-agrarian centre-right party led by Troels Lund Poulsen, defense minister until 2026: a historic party of government, after losing ground in the 2026 election it failed to form a government and moved into opposition. Less red tape and lower taxes, agriculture, a tough line on immigration and crime, and strong defense.
In short
On the traditional scale, Venstre sits in the center-right camp. The clearest positions are on foreign policy: strongly towards “interventionism”; religion: fairly towards “secularism”; technology: fairly towards “acceleration”; immigration: fairly towards “control”. On society, environment and devolution it stays balanced. Among ideologies, the closest is third way (90%).
Position on the 13 axes
Closest ideologies
Third WayThe Modernizer90%Secular republicanismThe Citizen88%OrdoliberalismThe Referee86%Similar parties
Det Konservative FolkepartiDenmark98%
HorizonsFrance97%
Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en DemocratieNetherlands97%
RenaissanceFrance97%Closest figures
Positions are estimates based on documented ideas, platforms and actions, updated to October 2026.