2018 Greenlandic general election
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{{Infobox legislative election
| election_name = 2018 Greenlandic general election
| country = Greenland
| ongoing = no
| seats_for_election = All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut
| majority_seats = 16
| previous_election = 2014
| next_election = 2021
| election_date = 24 April 2018
| leader1 = Kim Kielsen
| party1 = Siumut
| last_election1 = 11
| seats1 = 9
| percentage1 = 27.44
| leader2 = Sara Olsvig
| party2 = Inuit Ataqatigiit
| last_election2 = 11
| seats2 = 8
| percentage2 = 25.78
| leader3 = Randi V. Evaldsen
| party3 = Democrats (Greenland)
| last_election3 = 4
| seats3 = 6
| percentage3 = 19.69
| leader4 = Hans Enoksen
| party4 = Partii Naleraq
| last_election4 = 3
| seats4 = 4
| percentage4 = 13.55
| leader5 = Siverth K. Heilmann
| party5 = Atassut
| last_election5 = 2
| seats5 = 2
| percentage5 = 5.96
| leader6 = Michael Rosing
| party6 = Cooperation Party
| last_election6 = new
| seats6 = 1
| percentage6 = 4.11
| leader7 = Vittus Qujaukitsoq
| party7 = Nunatta Qitornai
| last_election7 = new
| seats7 = 1
| percentage7 = 3.45
| title = Prime Minister
| before_election = Kim Kielsen
| before_party = Siumut
| after_election = Kim Kielsen
| after_party = Siumut
| map =Greenland elections 2018.svg
| map_upright =0.7
| map_caption = Results by municipality
}}
General elections were held in Greenland on 24 April 2018,[https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/vi-skal-til-valg-den-24-april Inatsisartut Vi skal til valg den 24. april] KNR, 13 March 2018 electing all 31 members of Parliament. The elections were required to be held no later than 26 November 2018, four years after the previous elections on 27 November 2014, but Prime Minister Kim Kielsen chose to call the elections seven months early. His Siumut party remained the largest in Parliament, but lost two seats, whilst Inuit Ataqatigiit, the second-largest party, lost three seats. The smaller Democrats and Partii Naleraq gained seats, with the newly formed Cooperation Party and Nunatta Qitornai parties both entering Parliament.
Background
The 2014 general elections saw Siumut receive a narrow plurality of the vote, but win the same number of seats as Inuit Ataqatigiit (11). A coalition government was formed by Siumut, Democrats and Atassut which lasted until 2016, when Siumut formed a new coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit and Partii Naleraq. Kim Kielsen from Siumut has led both governments.{{cite web|url=http://arcticjournal.com/politics/1087/man-named-kim|title=Man Named Kim|publisher=The Arctic Journal|date=18 October 2014|language=English|accessdate=13 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151123034659/http://arcticjournal.com/politics/1087/man-named-kim|archive-date=23 November 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
During the 2014–2018 parliamentary term, both Atassut MPs defected to Siumut, while Michael Rosing left the Democrats to sit as an Independent.[https://ina.gl/inatsisartut/sammensaetning-af-inatsisartut/ Inatsisartunut ilaasortat] Inatsisartunut
Electoral system
The 31 members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation in multi-member constituencies. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method.[http://www.electionguide.org/elections/id/2825/ Election Profile] IFES
New parties
Two new parties contested the elections, the unionist and socially liberal Cooperation Party (Suleqatigiissitsisut) founded by Michael Rosing, and the pro-independence Nunatta Qitornai (Descendants of Our Country) founded by former Minister of Finance and Interior, Minister of Industry, Labour, Trade, Tourism, Energy and Foreign Affairs and Minister of Finance, Minerals and Foreign Affairs Vittus Qujaukitsoq after a dispute over the government's approach toward Denmark. He eventually left Siumut following an unsuccessful leadership challenge to Kim Kielsen.[http://sermitsiaq.ag/landets-nyeste-partier-kan-stille-inatsisartut-valget Landets nyeste partier kan stille op til Inatsisartut-valget] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019205850/http://sermitsiaq.ag/landets-nyeste-partier-kan-stille-inatsisartut-valget |date=2020-10-19 }} Sermitsiaq, 16 March 2018
Opinion polls
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Results
{{Election results
|image=File:2018 Inatsisartut.svg
|party1=Siumut|votes1=7959|seats1=9|sc1=–2
|party2=Inuit Ataqatigiit|votes2=7478|seats2=8|sc2=–3
|party3=Democrats|votes3=5712|seats3=6|sc3=+2
|party4=Partii Naleraq|votes4=3931|seats4=4|sc4=+1
|party5=Atassut|votes5=1730|seats5=2|sc5=0
|party6=Cooperation Party|votes6=1193|seats6=1|sc6=New
|party7=Nunatta Qitornai|votes7=1002|seats7=1|sc7=New
|invalid=291
|total_sc=0
|electorate=40769
|source=Qinersineq.glhttps://qinersineq.gl/
}}
References
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External links
- [http://qinersineq.gl General Election Results] Qinersineq
{{Greenlandic elections}}