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Parliament of Greenland

*Inatsisartut* (Greenlandic)
*Landstinget* (Danish)
Parliament of Greenland ; Inatsisartut (Greenlandic); Landstinget (Danish);
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Mimi Karlsen, Inuit Ataqatigiit ; since 22 September 2023
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Government (22) Inuit Ataqatigiit (12) Siumut (10) Opposition (9) Naleraq (4) Democrats (3) Atassut (2)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold[citation needed]
Last election	6 April 2021
Next election	2025 (expected)
Meeting place
	Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Website
	inatsisartut.gl

The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut, lit. 'those who make the law';^[1] Greenlandic pronunciation: [inatt͡sisɑtːʉt] Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,^[2] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory^[3] in the Danish Realm. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.

There are 31 members, who are elected for four-year periods by proportional representation.

History of the parliament

The Parliament of Greenland succeeded the provincial council (Danish: Grønlands Landsråd) 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

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On 3 October 2018, Siumut had Vivian Motzfeldt, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On 16 April 2021, Hans Enoksen was 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

Recent results

The most recent elections were held on 8 April 2021.



Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	9,933	37.44	+11.66	12	+4
	Siumut	7,986	30.10	+2.66	10	+1
	Naleraq	3,252	12.26	–1.29	4	0
	Democrats	2,454	9.25	–10.44	3	–3
	Atassut	1,878	7.08	+1.12	2	0
	Nunatta Qitornai	639	2.41	–1.04	0	–1
	Cooperation Party	376	1.42	–2.69	0	–1
	Independents	10	0.04	New	0	New
Total		26,528	100.00	–	31	0

Valid votes		26,528	97.86
Invalid/blank votes		581	2.14
Total votes		27,109	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		41,126	65.92	–5.94
Source: Qinersineq.gl

Composition since 1979

Source

References

^ "What is Inatsisartut". ina.gl. Parliament of Greenland. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
^ "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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* Benedikter, Thomas (19 June 2006). "The working autonomies in Europe". Society for Threatened Peoples. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories
- Ackrén, Maria (November 2017). "Greenland". Autonomy Arrangements in the World. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019. 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. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Greenland [...] is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
^ "Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
^ "Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
^ "The Presidency of Inatsisartut". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.