Organization
Important characteristics of Venstres Ungdom include
- Decisions made by Venstre are not binding for Venstres Ungdom (and vice-versa).
- Venstres Ungdom is, legally speaking, completely independent and not a mere branch of Venstre.
- The national organization has no control or ownership over its local branches. The most important part of the organization is the local branches. Each branch is represented by one representative in the National Committee (Landsstyrelsen). The remaining nine members, including both Chairman and Deputy Chairman, are elected by the annual National Congress. It is an important aspect of VU ideology, that the national organization is organized bottom-up. All offices are elected with a term of office of one year.
The combination of these characteristics makes Venstres Ungdom unique among the Danish political youth organizations.
The organization of the more recent Youth of the Socialist Peoples Party and Socialist Youth Front shows some similarities to the VU organization.
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