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List of political parties in Greenland

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This is a list of political parties in Greenland, as of 11 March 2025. Greenland has a multi-party system.

Active parties

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Logo Name Abbr. Ideology Position Leader Founded Representation
Inatsisartut
(2025)
Municipalities
(2021)
Folketing
(Greenland seats)
Democrats
Demokraatit
D Liberalism
Social liberalism[1]
Soft Greenlandic independence
Historically:
Greenlandic unionism
Centre[2] to
centre-right[3]
Jens Frederik Nielsen 28 November 2002 (2002-11-28)
10 / 31
4 / 81
0 / 2
Naleraq
lit.'Point of Orientation'
N Greenlandic independence
Unilateralism
Populism[4]
Centre Pele Broberg 8 March 2014 (2014-3-8)
8 / 31
8 / 81
1 / 2
Inuit Ataqatigiit
lit.'Community of the People'
IA Democratic socialism[5][6]
Greenlandic independence[6][7]
Environmentalism
Left-wing nationalism
Left-wing Múte Bourup Egede 21 November 1978 (1978-11-21)
7 / 31
32 / 81
1 / 2
Siumut
lit.'Forward'
S Social democracy
Greenlandic independence
Centre-left Erik Jensen 29 July 1977 (1977-7-29)
4 / 31
31 / 81
0 / 2
Atassut
lit.'Feeling of Community'
A Liberal conservatism[3][8][9]
Market liberalism
Nordic agrarianism
Greenlandic unionism
Centre-right[10] Aqqalu Jerimiassen 29 April 1978 (1978-4-29)
2 / 31
6 / 81
0 / 2
Qulleq
lit.'Oil lamp'
Q Greenlandic independence
Greenlandic nationalism
Pro-Oil industry
Single-issue Karl Ingemann March 2023 (2023-3)
0 / 31
0 / 81
0 / 2
Cooperation Party
Suleqatigiissitsisut
SA Greenlandic unionism
Social liberalism[11]
Economic liberalism
Centre-right[12] Michael Rosing 11 March 2018 (2018-3-11)
0 / 31
0 / 81
0 / 2
Nunatta Qitornai
lit.'Descendants of Our Land'
NQ Greenlandic independence
Decentralization
Social democracy
Populism
Centre-left Vittus Qujaukitsoq September 2017 (2017-9)
0 / 31
0 / 81
0 / 2

Dissolved parties

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References

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  1. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Greenland/Denmark". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  2. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 393.
  3. ^ a b Loukacheva, Natalia (2007). The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut. University of Toronto Press. p. 55.
  4. ^ Greenland independence on hold in snap election
  5. ^ "Greenland wakes up to first power shift in 30 years". The Copenhagen Post. 3 June 2009. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  6. ^ a b Parties and Elections in Europe - The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
  7. ^ "Pro-independence party wins Greenland parliament election". Agence France-Presse. The Times of India. 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2009.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Maher, Joanne, ed. (2008). The Europa World Year Book 2008. Taylor & Francis. p. 1552.
  10. ^ Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Report. Kogan Page Publishers. 2003. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-7494-4067-1.
  11. ^ "Michael Rosing på vej med nyt parti". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). 19 January 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  12. ^ Schultz-Nielsen, Jørgen (12 March 2018). "Samarbejdspartiet: Alle må yde for at alle kan nyde". sermitsiaq.ag (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2018.