Danish Social Liberal Party  The Danish Social Liberal Party (, literally "Radical Left" or "Radical Liberals") is a social-liberal political party in Denmark. Historically the party has played a central role in Danish politics, and as a centre party they have supported governments on both sides of the political spectrum. Cooperation across the middle is a primary belief of the party. The party is a member of Liberal International and the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) and has two MEPs in the European Parliament. The party was founded in 1905 as a split from the liberal Venstre Reform Party. The initial impetus was the expulsion of Venstre's antimilitarist wing from the party in January 1905. The expelled members held a founding conference for the new party in Odense, on 21 May 1905. In addition to the differences over military spending, the social liberals also took a more positive view than Venstre towards measures that aimed to reduce social inequality. The party also became the political leg of the cultural radical movement. The party was cautiously open to aspects of the welfare state, and also advocated reforms to improve the position of smallholders, an important early group of supporters. The party's social-liberal ideals are said to have been inspired by the political economists Henry George and John Stuart Mill. The literal translation "radical left" refers to its origin as the historically radical wing of its parent party Venstre ("left") In a modern context, this literal translation is somewhat misleading, as the party is in fact at the very centre of the Danish political spectrum. The use of the word for "left" in the name of the party (as with Venstre and the Norwegian party Venstre) is meant to refer to liberalism and not modern left-wing politics. Venstre originally was to the left of the conservative and aristocratic right-wing party Højre, which means "right". The first Social Liberal Cabinet was formed in 1909 with Carl Theodor Zahle serving as Prime Minister (1909–1910). From 1913–1920, Zahle led the second Social Liberal Cabinet with the Social Democrats serving as parliamentary support, keeping Denmark neutral during World War I. During the Great Depression of the 1930s, the party served as coalition partners along with the Social Democrats, led by Prime Minister Thorvald Stauning, and managed to lead the country through the recession by implementing far-reaching social reforms. After 1945 the party continued with its pragmatic ways, influencing either as coalition partner as parliamentary support. From 1957–1964 they served as coalition partners in a Social Democratic led government, while Hilmar Baunsgaard served as Prime Minister 1968–1971 in a coalition government with Venstre and the Conservative People's Party as partners.