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Coordinates: 64°10′42″N 51°44′26″W / 64.17833°N 51.74056°W / 64.17833; -51.74056
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Parliament of Greenland

15th Inatsisartut
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Type
Type
History
Founded1 May 1979
Preceded byGreenland Provincial Council
New session started
7 April 2025
Leadership
Kim Kielsen, Siumut
since 7 April 2025
First Vice Speaker
Mimi Karlsen, Inuit Ataqatigiit
since 7 April 2025
Second Vice Speaker
Mette Arqe-Hammeken, Naleraq
since 7 April 2025
Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Democrats
since 28 March 2025
Structure
Seats31
Political groups
Government (23)
  •   Democrats (10)
  •   Inuit Ataqatigiit (7)
  •   Siumut (4)
  •   Atassut (2)

Opposition (8)

Length of term
Up to 4 years
Elections
Open list proportional representation allocated under the D'Hondt method
First election
4 April 1979
Last election
11 March 2025
Next election
2029
Meeting place
Inatsisartut, Nuuk, Sermersooq
Website
inatsisartut.gl
Politics of Greenland
Constitution
The Crown
Realm
Executive
Regeringen
The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark
Naalakkersuisut
The Government of Greenland
Privy Council
Legislature
Inatsisartut
Parliament of Greenland
(20th National Parliament)
Folketinget
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
(72nd Kingdom Parliament)
Judiciary
Elections
Administrative divisions
Foreign relations
Related topics

The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut, lit. 'those who make the law',[1] Greenlandic pronunciation: [inatt͡sisɑtːʉt]; Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'Regional thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,[2] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory[3] in the Danish Realm. Established in 1979, the parliament convenes in the Inatsisartut building, located on an islet in Nuuk Centrum in central Nuuk.

The Inatsisartut is composed of 31 members, who are elected for four-year terms through proportional representation. Its functions include electing its presidium, debating and passing legislation, scrutinizing the government, and discussing financial matters. The Prime Minister is elected by the Inatsisartut, and appoints the members of the Naalakkersuisut (Government) with parliamentary approval. The parliament has the authority to remove the cabinet or an individual minister through a vote of no confidence. The Prime Minister holds the prerogative to call for an early election, dissolving the parliament.

History of the parliament

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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 Inatsisartut.

Speaker

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Main article: List of speakers of the Inatsisartut
See also: List of chairmen of the Landsråd of Greenland

The Presidium of the Inatsisartut is made up of a Speaker and four Vice Speakers, all elected from among the members of the parliament. The Speaker is the presiding officer, holds a full-time position and carries out the duties of the Presidium.[4][5] Following a general election, the Prime Minister nominates the Speaker, who must then be confirmed by the members of the parliament.[6]

The Presidium is responsible for a range of duties regarding the routine administration of the Inatsisartut, including overseeing the working conditions of parliamentarians and managing interactions between the parliament and the government. The Presidium also acts as the public representative of the parliament, ensuring efficient communication of parliamentary activities and outcomes to the public. It is also tasked with the archiving of parliamentary records and documents.

Speaker Siumut Kim Kielsen
Vice Speakers Inuit Ataqatigiit Mimi Karlsen
Naleraq Mette Arqe-Hammeken
Demokraatit Per Berthelsen
Atassut Aqqalu C. Jerimiassen
Substitute Members Siumut Lars Poulsen
Inuit Ataqatigiit Pipaluk Lynge
Naleraq Qupanuk Olsen
Demokraatit Simigaq Heilmann
Atassut Knud Kleemann


The speaker is the presiding officer of the Inatsisartut. The speaker determines which members may speak, and is responsible for maintaining order. On 3 October 2018, Siumut had Vivian Motzfeldt, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On 16 April 2021, Hans Enoksen was elected again. The current Speaker of the Inatsisartut is Kim Kielsen, who served as Prime Minister from 2016 to 2021.

Membership

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

Members of the Inatsisartut are elected through a general, direct, free, equal, and secret vote. In order to be eligible, candidates must be eligible to vote themselves and must not have committed criminal offenses that would generally disqualify them from holding office, known as the "integrity requirement." The extent to which a candidate meets this requirement is determined by the Inatsisartut, based on the recommendations of the Committee for the Scrutiny of Eligibility, after the election has been held.

To run in an election for the Inatsisartut, candidates must also be registered on the electoral roll, which has the following requirements:

Election results are counted using the D'Hondt system, a method of proportional representation. Since 1998, Greenland has ceased to be divided into electoral districts, with the entire country now serving as a single constituency.

Recent results

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The most recent elections were held on 11 March 2025.

PartyVotes%+/–Seats+/–
Democrats8,56330.26+21.0110+7
Naleraq7,00924.77+12.518+4
Inuit Ataqatigiit6,11921.62–15.827–5
Siumut4,21014.88–15.224–6
Atassut2,0927.39+0.3120
Qulleq3051.08New0New
Total28,298100.00–310
Valid votes28,29898.87
Invalid/blank votes3221.13
Total votes28,620100.00
Registered voters/turnout40,36970.90+4.98
Source: Qinersineq.gl[7]

By municipality

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Municipality Party by percentage:[7]
A D IA N Q S
Avannaata 8.6 29 11.5 33.7 0.5 16.3
Kujalleq 7.8 27.9 27 15.2 1.6 18.8
Qeqertalik 7.9 25.4 19.4 31.5 1.2 13.6
Sermersooq 6.1 33.5 26.9 18.5 0.6 13
Qeqqata 8.2 26.4 16.8 30.1 2.3 15.2

Composition since 1979

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Source

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "What is Inatsisartut". ina.gl. Parliament of Greenland. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ^ Multiple sources:
    • Benedikter, Thomas (19 June 2006). "The working autonomies in Europe". 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). "Greenland". 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
  4. ^ "Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut". Sermitsiaq.AG (in Danish). 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut". KNR (in Danish). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  6. ^ "The Presidency of Inatsisartut". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Qinersineq was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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