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| This article is part of a series on the politics and government of Greenland |
The Greenlandic local elections of 2017 were held on 4 April 2017 for Greenland's 3 regional municipality councils, 2 transition committees, several settlement councils and parochial church councils. [1] All seats will be contested for the 2018–21 term of office. In the previous election there were 70 seats.
| Sum of local elections | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Share of vote | Seats | |||
| Percent | Change | Number | Change | ||
| Forward | 41.5 % |  | 39 |  | |
| Community of the People | 32.4 % | | 26 | | |
| Solidarity | 11.8 % | | 9 |  | |
| Democrats | 8.2 % | | 4 | | |
| Point of Orientation Party | 4.6 % | New | 3 | New | |
| Others | 0 % | | 0 | | |
The mayors (Greenlandic: Kommuneqarfiup Siulersortaa; plural: Kommuneqarfiup Siulersortai, Danish: Borgmester; plural: Borgmestre) of the 5 municipalities heads the council meetings and is the chairman of the finance committee in each of their respective municipalities.
| Mayors after the election | |||
| Party | Number | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 3 | | |
| Community of the People | 2 | | |
| Solidarity | 0 | | |
| Democrats | 0 | | |
| Point of Orientation Party | 0 | New | |
| Independents | 0 | | |
The term of office for the mayors elected by the majority of councillors among its members in each municipal council is the same as for the councils elected, namely 2 April 2013 until 31 April 2017.
| Mayors outgoing and incoming | |||||
| Municipality | Incumbent mayor | Elected mayor | Municipality | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kujalleq Municipality | Jørgen Wæver Johansen | Kirsten P. Isaksen | Kujalleq Municipality | ||
| Qaasuitsup Municipality | Ole Dorph | Palle Jeremiassen | Avannaata Municipality | ||
| Ane Hansen | Qeqertalik Municipality | ||||
| Qeqqata Municipality | Hermann Berthelsen | Malik Berthelsen | Qeqqata Municipality | ||
| Sermersooq Municipality | Asii Chemnitz Narup | Asii Chemnitz Narup | Sermersooq Municipality | ||
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