The formation of the republic was based on a clause in the 1918 Act of Union with Denmark, which allowed for a revision in 1943, as well as the results of the 1944 plebiscite.
Republikkens dannelse var baseret på en klausul i Unionsloven af 1918 med Danmark, som muliggjorde en revision i 1943 samt resultaterne af 1944-folkeafstemningen.