Cooperation Party

{{short description|Greenlandic political party}}

{{Infobox political party

| name = Cooperation Party

| native_name = Suleqatigiissitsisut

| lang1 = Danish

| name_lang1 = Samarbejdspartiet

| logo = Cooperation Party logo.png

| colorcode = {{party color|Cooperation Party}}

| leader1_title = Chairman

| leader1_name = Michael Rosing{{cite news|last1=Schultz-Nielsen|first1=Jørgen|title=Samarbejdspartiet: Så blev underskrifterne afleveret|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/samarbejdspartietsaa-underskrifterne-afleveret|language=Danish|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=sermitsiaq.ag}}

| leader2_title = Deputy Chairwoman

| leader2_name = Tillie Martinussen

| founded = {{start date|2018|03|11|df=y}}

| split = Democrats

| ideology = {{Nowrap|Danish unionism{{cite web|url=http://parties-and-elections.eu/greenland.html|title=Greenland/Denmark|year=2018|accessdate=27 September 2018|first=Wolfram|last=Nordsieck}}
Liberalism{{cite news|title=Michael Rosing på vej med nyt parti|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/michael-rosing-vej-nyt-parti|language=Danish|date=19 January 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=sermitsiaq.ag}}
Economic liberalism}}

| position = Centre-right{{cite news|last1=Schultz-Nielsen|first1=Jørgen|title=Samarbejdspartiet: Alle må yde for at alle kan nyde|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/samarbejdspartietmaa-yde-kan-nyde|language=Danish|date=12 March 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=sermitsiaq.ag}}

| affiliation1_title = Nordic Council affiliation

| affiliation1 = Centre Group

| colors = {{colour box|{{party color|Cooperation Party}}}} Purple

| seats1_title = Inatsisartut

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|Cooperation Party}}}}

| seats2_title = Folketing
(Greenland seats)

| seats2 = {{Composition bar|0|2|}}

| website = {{URL|https://sulesam.gl}}

| country = Greenland

}}

The Cooperation Party ({{langx|da|Samarbejdspartiet}}; {{langx|kl|Suleqatigiissitsisut}}) is a Greenlandic liberal party founded in March 2018 by Inatsisartut MPs Michael Rosing and Tillie Martinussen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.kamikposten.gl/2018/02/09/medstifter-af-nyt-parti-suleqatigiitsissut-samarbejdspartiet/|title=??Medstifter af nyt parti: Suleqatigiissitsisut / Samarbejdspartiet – KamikPosten.gl – Ikke kun grønlandske nyheder|access-date=2018-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624040133/https://www.kamikposten.gl/2018/02/09/medstifter-af-nyt-parti-suleqatigiitsissut-samarbejdspartiet/|archive-date=2018-06-24|url-status=dead}} both formerly of the Democrats.

The party advocates economic liberalisation and privatisation of the large publicly owned companies that dominate the Greenlandic economy.

The Cooperation Party is in favour of increased cooperation within the unity of the Realm, increased immigration to Greenland and better integration and inclusion of immigrants and minorities.{{cite news|last1=Lihn|first1=Anton|title=Samarbejdspartiet vil hilse tilkaldt arbejdskraft velkommen|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/samarbejdspartiet-vil-hilse-tilkaldt-arbejdskraft-velkommen|language=Danish|date=17 March 2018|accessdate=26 March 2018|work=knr.gl|archive-date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319004122/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/samarbejdspartiet-vil-hilse-tilkaldt-arbejdskraft-velkommen|url-status=dead}} Another main priority for the party is more support for the socially vulnerable, especially sexually abused children and youth.

The party ran in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary elections and won one seat with 1,193 votes. In the 2021 elections, the party lost its only seat.{{Cite web|title=Tillie og Vittus' små partier får ingen pladser i Inatsisartut|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/tillie-og-vittus-sm%C3%A5-partier-f%C3%A5r-ingen-pladser-i-inatsisartut|access-date=2021-04-17|website=KNR|language=da}}

Election results

=[[Inatsisartut|Parliament of Greenland]]=

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! Election

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! ±

2018

| 1,193

| 4.1 (#6)

| {{Composition bar|1|31|hex={{party color|Cooperation Party}}}}

| New

2021

| 376

| 1.4 (#7)

| {{Composition bar|0|31|hex={{party color|Cooperation Party}}}}

| {{decrease}}1

=[[Folketing|Parliament of Denmark]]=

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! Election

! Votes

! %

! Seats

! ±

2019

| 518

| 2.6 (#7)

| {{Composition bar|0|2|hex={{party color|Cooperation Party}}}}

| New

2022

| 176

| 0.9 (#6)

| {{Composition bar|0|2|hex={{party color|Cooperation Party}}}}

| {{steady}} 0

References

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