List of political parties in Greenland
This is a list of political parties in Greenland, as of 20 April 2021.
multi-party
system.
Active parties
Logo | Name | Abbr. | Ideology | Position | Leader | Representation | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Inatsisartut | Municipalities | Folketing (Greenland seats) | |||||||
Community of the People Inuit Ataqatigiit |
IA | Democratic socialism[1][2] Greenlandic independence[2][3] Left-wing nationalism |
Left-wing
|
Múte Bourup Egede | 12 / 31
|
32 / 81
|
1 / 2
| ||
Forward Siumut |
S | Social democracy Greenlandic independence Third Way |
Centre-left
|
Erik Jensen | 10 / 31
|
31 / 81
|
1 / 2
| ||
Point of Orientation Naleraq |
N | Greenlandic independence Unilateralism Populism[4] |
Centre | Hans Enoksen | 4 / 31
|
8 / 81
|
0 / 2
| ||
Solidarity Atassut |
A | unionism
|
Centre-right[8]
|
Aqqalu Jerimiassen | 2 / 31
|
6 / 81
|
0 / 2
| ||
Democrats Demokraatit |
D | Centre[13] to centre-right[5] |
Jens Frederik Nielsen | 3 / 31
|
4 / 81
|
0 / 2
| |||
Cooperation Party Suleqatigiissitsisut |
SA | Centre-right[15]
|
Michael Rosing | 0 / 31
|
0 / 81
|
0 / 2
| |||
Descendants of Our Country Nunatta Qitornai |
NQ | Greenlandic independence Separatism |
Centre-left
|
Vittus Qujaukitsoq | 0 / 31
|
0 / 81
|
0 / 2
|
Dissolved parties
- Sukaq
- Labour Party
- Women's Party
- Polar Party
- Centre Party (Greenland)
- Roots Party
- Association of Candidates
- People's Party
References
- ^ "Greenland wakes up to first power shift in 30 years". The Copenhagen Post. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ a b Parties and Elections in Europe - The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
- ^ "Pro-independence party wins Greenland parliament election". Agence France-Presse. The Times of India. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
- ^ Greenland independence on hold in snap election
- ^ a b Loukacheva, Natalia (2007). The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut. University of Toronto Press. p. 55.
- ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
- ^ Maher, Joanne, ed. (2008). The Europa World Year Book 2008. Taylor & Francis. p. 1552.
- ISBN 978-0-7494-4067-1.
- Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Archivedfrom the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- Demokraatit(in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- Demokraatit(in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Dahl, Jens (2006). "Greenland". The Indigenous World 2006. IWGIA. p. 34.
- ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 393.
- ^ "Michael Rosing på vej med nyt parti". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ Schultz-Nielsen, Jørgen (12 March 2018). "Samarbejdspartiet: Alle må yde for at alle kan nyde". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2018.