Inatsisartut

The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut; Greenlandic pronunciation: ​[inatt͡sisɑtːʉt] Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,^[1] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory^[2] in the Danish realm. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.

Parliament of Greenland Inatsisartut (Greenlandic) Landstinget (Danish)
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Speaker	Kim Kielsen, Siumut
Structure
Seats	31
Political groups	Government (22)   Inuit Ataqatigiit (12)   Siumut (10) Opposition (9)   Naleraq (4)   Democrats (3)   Atassut (2)
Elections
Voting system	Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold^[citation needed]
Last election	6 April 2021
Next election	2025 (expected)
Meeting place
Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Website
www.inatsisartut.gl

There are 31 members, who are elected for four-year periods by proportional representation.

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

Main article: List of speakers of the Inatsisartut

See also: List of chairmen of the Landsråd of Greenland

The speaker is the presiding officer of the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On October 3, 2018, Siumut had Vivian Motzfeldt, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On the 16th of April 2021, Hans Enoksen was elected again.^[3][4]

The speaker is nominated by the prime minister immediately following a general election and is confirmed by members; the speaker appoints four deputies.^[5]

Current members

See also: List of members of the Inatsisartut and Elections in Greenland

Recent results

The most recent elections were held on 8 April 2021.

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats	+/–
	Inuit Ataqatigiit	9,933	37.44	+11.66	12	+4
	Siumut	7,986	30.10	+2.66	10	+1
	Naleraq	3,252	12.26	–1.29	4	0
	Democrats	2,454	9.25	–10.44	3	–3
	Atassut	1,878	7.08	+1.12	2	0
	Nunatta Qitornai	639	2.41	–1.04	0	–1
	Cooperation Party	376	1.42	–2.69	0	–1
	Independents	10	0.04	New	0	New
Total		26,528	100.00	–	31	0
Valid votes		26,528	97.86
Invalid/blank votes		581	2.14
Total votes		27,109	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		41,126	65.92	–5.94
Source: Qinersineq.gl

Composition since 1979

Source

See also

•  Kingdom of Denmark portal
•  Politics portal

• Politics of Greenland:
  • Elections in Greenland
  • Prime Minister of Greenland
• Politics of the Faroe Islands (the other constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark:
  • Elections in the Faroe Islands
  • Løgtinget, the parliament of the Faroe Islands
  • Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
• Politics in the Kingdom of Denmark:
  • Elections in Denmark
  • Folketinget, the parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
  • Prime Minister of Denmark (list)
  • The unity of the Realm, consisting of Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland
• Other parliaments in the Nordic countries:
  • Eduskunta (Finland)
    • Lagting (Åland)
  • Alþing (Iceland)
  • Storting (Norway)
  • Riksdag (Sweden)

References

1. "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
2. * Benedikter, Thomas (19 June 2006). . Society for Threatened Peoples. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories
   • Ackrén, Maria (November 2017). . Autonomy Arrangements in the World. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Faroese and Greenlandic are seen as official regional languages in the self-governing territories belonging to Denmark.
   • "Greenland". International Cooperation and Development. European Commission. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Greenland [...] is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark
3. "Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). Retrieved 16 April 2021.
4. "Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
5. . inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 64°10′42″N 51°44′28″W / 64.1782°N 51.7412°W / 64.1782; -51.7412