Cooperation Party

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Cooperation Party
Suleqatigiissitsisut
Danish nameSamarbejdspartiet
Chairman Michael Rosing [1]
Deputy Chairman Tillie Martinussen [1]
Founded11 March 2018 (2018-03-11) [2]
Split from Democrats
Ideology Greenlandic unionism [3]
Liberalism [4]
Economic liberalism [3]
Political position Centre-right [2]
Nordic Council affiliation Centre Group
Colors  Purple
Inatsisartut
0 / 31
Folketing
(Greenland seats)
0 / 2
Website
sulesam.gl

The Cooperation Party (Danish : Samarbejdspartiet; Greenlandic : Suleqatigiissitsisut) is a Greenlandic liberal [4] party founded in March 2018 by Inatsisartut MPs Michael Rosing and Tillie Martinussen, [5] both formerly of the Democrats. [6]

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The party advocates economic liberalisation and privatisation of the large publicly owned companies that dominate the Greenlandic economy. [2]

The Cooperation Party is in favour of increased cooperation within the unity of the Realm, increased immigration to Greenland and better integration and inclusion of immigrants and minorities. [6] Another main priority for the party is more support for the socially vulnerable, especially sexually abused children and youth.

The party ran in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary elections and won one seat with 1,193 votes. [6] In the 2021 elections, the party lost its only seat. [7]

Election results

Parliament of Greenland

ElectionVotes %Seats±
2018 1,1934.1 (#6)
1 / 31
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2021 3761.4 (#7)
0 / 31
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Parliament of Denmark

ElectionVotes %Seats±
2019 5182.6 (#7)
0 / 2
New
2022 1760.9 (#6)
0 / 2
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