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List of political parties in Greenland

This is a list of political parties in Greenland, as of 20 April 2021. Greenland has a 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 Liberal conservatism[5][6][7]
Market liberalism
Nordic agrarianism
Greenlandic unionism
Centre-right[8] Aqqalu Jerimiassen
2 / 31
6 / 81
0 / 2
Democrats
Demokraatit
D Liberalism[9]
Greenlandic unionism[10]
Pro-Europeanism[11]
Populism[12]
Centre[13] to
centre-right[5]
Jens Frederik Nielsen
3 / 31
4 / 81
0 / 2
Cooperation Party
Suleqatigiissitsisut
SA Greenlandic unionism
Social liberalism[14]
Economic liberalism
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

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ a b Parties and Elections in Europe - The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  3. ^ "Pro-independence party wins Greenland parliament election". Agence France-Presse. The Times of India. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ^ Greenland independence on hold in snap election
  5. ^ a b Loukacheva, Natalia (2007). The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut. University of Toronto Press. p. 55.
  6. ^ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 319. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  7. ^ Maher, Joanne, ed. (2008). The Europa World Year Book 2008. Taylor & Francis. p. 1552.
  8. ^ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Kogan Page Publishers. 2003. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7494-4067-1.
  9. ^ "Ideology". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Rigsfælleskabet". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ^ "EU". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  12. ^ Dahl, Jens (2006). "Greenland". The Indigenous World 2006. IWGIA. p. 34.
  13. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 393.
  14. ^ "Michael Rosing på vej med nyt parti". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. ^ Schultz-Nielsen, Jørgen (12 March 2018). "Samarbejdspartiet: Alle må yde for at alle kan nyde". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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