The
Danish People's Party (DPP) (, DF) is a
political party in Denmark which is generally described as
right-wing populist by academics and
far-right by international media. DF has also been described in academia and the media as a
nativist and anti-immigrant party.The party was founded in 1995 by
Pia Kjærsgaard, who led the party until 2012, when she passed the leadership on to
Kristian Thulesen Dahl. The DPP lent its support to the
Liberal-
Conservative government from the
general election of 2001 until the
2011 election defeat. While not part of the cabinet, DPP cooperated closely with the governing coalition on most issues and received support for key political stances in return, to the point that the government was commonly referred to as the "VKO-government" (O being DPP's election symbol).