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Inatsisartut

Coordinates:64°10′42″N51°44′28″W/ 64.1782°N 51.7412°W/64.1782; -51.7412
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Parliament of Greenland

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Type
Type
Leadership
Mimi Karlsen,Inuit Ataqatigiit
since 22 September 2023
Structure
Seats31
Political groups
Government(22)
Inuit Ataqatigiit(12)
Siumut(10)

Opposition (9)

Naleraq(4)
Democrats(3)
Atassut(2)
Elections
Open listproportional representationwith a 2%election threshold[citation needed]
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
2025 (expected)
Meeting place
Inatsisartut,Nuuk
Website
inatsisartut.gl

TheInatsisartut(Greenlandic:Inatsisartut,lit. 'those who make the law';[1]Greenlandic pronunciation:[inatt͡sisɑtːʉt]Danish:Landstinget,lit. 'the land's-thingof Greenland'), also known as theParliament of Greenlandin English,[2]is theunicameralparliament(legislative branch) ofGreenland,anautonomousterritory[3]in theDanish Realm.Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in centralNuuk.

There are 31 members, who areelected for four-year periodsbyproportional representation.

History of the parliament[edit]

The Parliament of Greenland succeeded theprovincial council(Danish:GrønlandsLandsråd) on 1 May 1979. The parliament is led by a presidency comprising four members of the parliament, and the chairman. There are 31 members in the assembly.

Speaker[edit]

Main article:List of speakers of the Inatsisartut
See also:List of chairmen of the Landsråd of Greenland

The speaker is thepresiding officerof the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On October 3, 2018, Siumut hadVivian Motzfeldt,the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On the 16th of April 2021,Hans Enoksenwas elected again.[4][5]

The speaker is nominated by the prime minister immediately following a general election and is confirmed by members; the speaker appoints four deputies.[6]

Current members[edit]

See also:List of members of the InatsisartutandElections in Greenland

Recent results[edit]

The most recent elections were held on 8 April 2021.

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Inuit Ataqatigiit9,93337.44+11.6612+4
Siumut7,98630.10+2.6610+1
Naleraq3,25212.26–1.2940
Democrats2,4549.25–10.443–3
Atassut1,8787.08+1.1220
Nunatta Qitornai6392.41–1.040–1
Cooperation Party3761.42–2.690–1
Independents100.04New0New
Total26,528100.00–310
Valid votes26,52897.86
Invalid/blank votes5812.14
Total votes27,109100.00
Registered voters/turnout41,12665.92–5.94
Source:Qinersineq.gl

Composition since 1979[edit]

Source

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"What is Inatsisartut".ina.gl.Parliament of Greenland.Retrieved18 May2023.
  2. ^"About the Greenlandic Parliament".inatsisartut.gl.The Greenlandic Parliament.Retrieved28 March2017.
  3. ^*Benedikter, Thomas (19 June 2006)."The working autonomies in Europe".Society for Threatened Peoples.Archived fromthe originalon 9 March 2008.Retrieved30 August2019.Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories
    • Ackrén, Maria (November 2017)."Greenland".Autonomy Arrangements in the World. Archived fromthe originalon 30 August 2019.Retrieved30 August2019.Faroese and Greenlandic are seen as official regional languages in the self-governing territories belonging to Denmark.
    • "Greenland".International Cooperation and Development.European Commission.3 June 2013.Retrieved27 August2019.Greenland [...] is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
  4. ^"Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut".Sermitsiaq.AG(in Danish). 16 April 2021.Retrieved16 April2021.
  5. ^"Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut".KNR(in Danish).Retrieved24 April2021.
  6. ^"The Presidency of Inatsisartut".inatsisartut.gl.The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived fromthe originalon 27 October 2013.Retrieved2 February2016.

External links[edit]

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