Free Social Democrats was a political party

Political party

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 in Denmark

Denmark

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. It was founded in 1920 by Emil Marott. He had been a Member of Parliament 1903-1920 for the Social Democrats

Social Democrats (Denmark)

The Social Democrats , is a Danish political party committed to the political ideology of social democracy. It is the major coalition partner in Denmark's government since the 2011 parliamentary election, and party leader Helle Thorning-Schmidt is the current Prime Minister of Denmark...

. In 1920 he had been expelled from the party because of diverging opinions on the Schleswig

Schleswig

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 issue.

The Free Social Democrats contested all three Folketing

Folketing

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elections held in 1920, but did not win representation.