List of political parties in Greenland

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This is a list of political parties in Greenland, as of 20 April 2021. Greenland has a multi-party system.

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Active parties

LogoNameAbbr. Ideology Position LeaderRepresentation
Inatsisartut Municipalities Folketing
(Greenland seats)
Inuit Ataqatigiit logo2020 png-600x600.png
Community of the People
Inuit Ataqatigiit		IA Democratic socialism [1] [2]
Greenlandic independence [2] [3]
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing Múte Bourup Egede
12 / 31
32 / 81
1 / 2
Siumut logo 2021.svg
Forward
Siumut		S Social democracy
Greenlandic independence
Third Way 		Centre-left Erik Jensen
10 / 31
31 / 81
1 / 2
Naleraq Logo.svg
Point of Orientation
Naleraq		N Greenlandic independence
Unilateralism
Populism [4] 		Centre Hans Enoksen
4 / 31
8 / 81
0 / 2
Solidarity
Atassut		A Liberal conservatism [5] [6] [7]
Market liberalism
Nordic agrarianism
Greenlandic unionism 		Centre-right [8] Aqqalu Jerimiassen
2 / 31
6 / 81
0 / 2
Democrats
Demokraatit		D Liberalism [9]
Greenlandic unionism [10]
Pro-Europeanism [11]
Populism [12] 		Centre [13] to
centre-right [5] 		Jens Frederik Nielsen
3 / 31
4 / 81
0 / 2
Cooperation Party
Suleqatigiissitsisut		SA Greenlandic unionism
Social liberalism [14]
Economic liberalism 		Centre-right [15] Michael Rosing
0 / 31
0 / 81
0 / 2
Descendants of Our Country
Nunatta Qitornai		NQ Greenlandic independence
Separatism 		Centre-left Vittus Qujaukitsoq
0 / 31
0 / 81
0 / 2

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References

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  2. 1 2 Parties and Elections in Europe - The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  3. ↑ "Pro-independence party wins Greenland parliament election". Agence France-Presse . The Times of India. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  4. ↑ Greenland independence on hold in snap election
  5. 1 2 Loukacheva, Natalia (2007). The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut. University of Toronto Press. p. 55.
  6. ↑ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 319. ISBN   978-82-00-12799-4.
  7. ↑ Maher, Joanne, ed. (2008). The Europa World Year Book 2008. Taylor & Francis. p. 1552.
  8. ↑ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Kogan Page Publishers. 2003. p. 163. ISBN   978-0-7494-4067-1.
  9. ↑ "Ideology". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Archived from the original on 24 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  10. ↑ "Rigsfælleskabet". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  11. ↑ "EU". Demokraatit (in Danish). 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  12. ↑ Dahl, Jens (2006). "Greenland". The Indigenous World 2006. IWGIA. p. 34.
  13. ↑ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 393.
  14. ↑ "Michael Rosing på vej med nyt parti". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Schultz-Nielsen, Jørgen (12 March 2018). "Samarbejdspartiet: Alle må yde for at alle kan nyde". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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