See also: Politics of the Faroe Islands and Politics of Greenland
Queen Margrethe II
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
The Queen of Denmark and her Prime Minister.
Politics in Denmark operates under a framework laid out in the Constitution of Denmark.[N 10] First written in 1849, it establishes a sovereign state in the form of a constitutional monarchy, with a representative parliamentary system. The Monarch officially retains executive power and presides over the Council of State (privy council).[80][81] In practice, the duties of the Monarch are strictly representative and ceremonial,[N 11][82] such as the formal appointment and dismissal of the Prime Minister and other Government ministers. The Monarch is not answerable for his or her actions, and their person is sacrosanct.[83] Hereditary monarch Queen Margrethe II has been head of state since 14 January 1972.
