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The Kingdom of Denmark, or equivalently the Danish Realm (Rigsfcellesskabet), consists of Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Faroe Islands have had home rule since 1948, and Greenland since 1979 (self-government since 2009), and therefore they have responsibility for internal affairs. Therefore, both must by any reasonable standard be considered independent states with distinct political systems, including electoral and party systems that differ from those of Denmark proper. We devote most attention to Denmark proper (henceforth referred to as Denmark) but also comment on the Faroe Islands and Greenland throughout this chapter.
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Bhatti, Y., Hansen, S.W. (2013). Denmark: The First Years of Regional Voting after Comprehensive Reform. In: Dandoy, R., Schakel, A.H. (eds) Regional and National Elections in Western Europe. The Comparative Territorial Politics series. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137025449_4
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