2025 Greenlandic general election

2025 Greenlandic general election

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All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut 16 seats needed for a majority

Party Leader Current seats Inuit Ataqatigiit Múte Bourup Egede 12 Siumut Erik Jensen 10 Naleraq Pele Broberg 4 Democrats Jens Frederik Nielsen 3 Atassut Aqqalu Jerimiassen 2 Incumbent Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede Inuit Ataqatigiit

General elections are due to be held in Greenland on 11 March 2025 to elect the 31 members of the Inatsisartut. ^[1]

Background

Independence will be the most important issue of the election. ^[2] The government declared in February 2024 that independence is its goal. ^[3] At a press conference in early 2025, pro-independence prime minister Múte Bourup Egede said that "work has already begun on creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state" and apparently hinted that an independence referendum could take place in April 2025, in tandem with the election. ^{[4] [5]}

However, after American president-elect Donald Trump renewed his demand for ownership of Greenland, Egede played down any notion of immediate independence and instead stressed the need for reforms of the cooperation between the governments of Denmark and Greenland at a press conference in Copenhagen on 10 January 2025. ^[6] In an interview on Fox News on 16 January Egede stated that Greenlanders have no wish to become a part of the U.S. ^[7]

Electoral system

The 31 members of the Inatsisartut are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method. ^[8]

Opinion polls

Date	Polling firm	Sample size	Siumut	IA	Democrats	Naleraq	Atassut	NQ	SA	Lead
22–27 Jan 2025	Verian [9]	497	21.9%	31.0%	18.8%	16.5%	9.7%	—	—	9.1%
2021 election	—	—	30.1%	37.4%	9.25%	12.3%	7.1%	2.4%	1.4%	7.3%

References

1. Hyldal, Christine (4 February 2025). "Múte B. Egede opfordrer til valg 11. marts - og sådan bliver det" (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa.
2. "Greenland's Premier will visit Denmark's king after all". Copenhagen Post . 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
3. Gray, Alexander B. (25 November 2024). "Why Trump Really Should 'Buy' Greenland". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
4. "Greenland's leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump hovers over Arctic island". Politico. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
5. "Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark". Euronews. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
6. "Grønlænderne vil ikke være danskere - eller amerikanere: Her er de vigtigste pointer fra pressemøde". DR. 10 January 2025.
7. "Greenland's prime minister says Arctic island doesn't want to be part of the US: 'Always be a strong partner'". Fox News. 16 January 2025.
8. "Election Profile". IFES Election Guide.
9. "Medie: IA og Siumut står til tilbagegang i måling". Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (in Danish). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.