Inatsisartut

The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut; Greenlandic pronunciation: [inatsisɑʁtut] Danish: Landstinget, lit. 'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,[3] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory[4] in the Danish realm. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.

Parliament of Greenland

Type
Type
Leadership
Vivian Motzfeldt
since 3 October 2018[1]
Structure
Seats31
Political groups
Government (11)[2]
     Siumut (10)
     Nunatta Qitornai (1)

Supported by (6)

     Democrats (6)

Joint Opposition (14)

     Inuit Ataqatigiit (8)
     Partii Naleraq (3)
     Atassut (2)
     Cooperation Party (1)
Elections
Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold
Last election
24 April 2018
Meeting place
Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Website
www.inatsisartut.gl

There are 31 members. They are elected for four-year periods.

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. As of 9 September 2018, there is no speaker of the Inatsusartut.[1] The last speaker was Hans Enoksen, whose party, the Partii Naleraq, left the governing coalition after some dispute. On October 3, 2018, Siumut had Vivian Motzfeldt, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. 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
Party Votes % Seats +/–
Siumut7,95927.29–2
Inuit Ataqatigiit7,47825.58–3
Democrats5,71219.56+2
Partii Naleraq3,93113.44+1
Atassut1,7305.920
Cooperation Party1,1934.11New
Nunatta Qitornai1,0023.41New
Invalid/blank votes291–––
Total29,296100310
Registered voters/turnout40,76971.86––
Source: Qinersineq.gl

This represents the most parties that would have elected MPs in the legislature.

See also

References
  1. "Grønlands regering i opløsning: Partii Naleraq forlader koalition". dr.dk (in Danish). 9 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. Gronholt-Pedersen, Jacob; Nielson, Emil (2 October 2018). "Greenland PM Kielsen forms minority government to end political crisis". Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
    • 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
  5. "The Presidency of Inatsisartut". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Archived from the original on 27 October 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2016.

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