Parliament of Greenland
Parliament of Greenland
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Speaker | |
Structure | |
Seats | 31 |
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Political groups |
Government (13)[2]
Supported by (6)
Joint Opposition (12)
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Elections | |
Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold | |
Last election | 24 April 2018 |
Meeting place | |
Inatsisartut, Nuuk | |
Website | |
www.inatsisartut.gl |
The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut; Greenlandic pronunciation: [inɑtsisɑʁtʊt̚] Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,[3] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, the autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.
There are 31 members. They are elected for four-year periods.
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. As of 9 September 2018, there is no speaker of the Inatsusartut.[1] The last speaker was Hans Enoksen, whose party, the Partii Naleraq, left the governing coalition after some dispute. The speaker is nominated by the prime minister immediately following a general election and is confirmed by members; the speaker appoints four deputies.[4]
Current members
Recent results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | ||
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Siumut | 7,959 | 27.2 | 9 | –2 | ||
Inuit Ataqatigiit | 7,478 | 25.5 | 8 | –3 | ||
Democrats | 5,712 | 19.5 | 6 | +2 | ||
Partii Naleraq | 3,931 | 13.4 | 4 | +1 | ||
Atassut | 1,730 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | ||
Cooperation Party | 1,193 | 4.1 | 1 | New | ||
Nunatta Qitornai | 1,002 | 3.4 | 1 | New | ||
Invalid/blank votes | 291 | – | – | – | ||
Total | 29,296 | 100 | 31 | 0 | ||
Registered voters/turnout | 40,769 | 71.86 | – | – | ||
Source: Qinersineq.gl |
This represents the most amount of parties that would have elected MPs in the legislature.
See also
Prime Ministers in the Kingdom of Denmark
- List of Prime Ministers of Greenland
- List of Prime Ministers of Denmark
- List of Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands
Parliaments in the Kingdom of Denmark
Elections and politics in the Kingdom of Denmark
- Elections in Greenland
- Elections in Denmark
- Elections in the Faroe Islands
- Politics of Greenland
- Politics of Denmark
- Politics of the Faroe Islands
Other parliaments in the Nordic countries:
References
- 1 2 "Grønlands regering i opløsning: Partii Naleraq forlader koalition". dr.dk (in Danish). 9 Sep 2018. Retrieved 9 Sep 2018.
- ↑ Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob; Nielson, Emil (2 October 2018). "Greenland PM Kielsen forms minority government to end political crisis". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Presidency of Inatsisartut". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.