Inatsisartut
{{short description|Greenlandic parliament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
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| house_type = Unicameral
| leader1_type = Speaker
| leader1 = Kim Kielsen
| party1 = Siumut
| members = 31
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- {{Color box|{{party color|Democrats (Greenland)}}|border=silver}} Democrats (10)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Inuit Ataqatigiit}}|border=silver}} Inuit Ataqatigiit (7)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Siumut (2021)}}|border=silver}} Siumut (4)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Atassut (2019)}}|border=silver}} Atassut (2)
Opposition (8)
- {{Color box|{{party color|Naleraq}}|border=silver}} Naleraq (8)
| voting_system1 = Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}
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| last_election1 = 11 March 2025
| next_election1 = 2029
| meeting_place = Inatsisartut, Nuuk
| website = {{URL|https://www.inatsisartut.gl/|inatsisartut.gl}}
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The Inatsisartut ({{langx|kl|Inatsisartut|lit=those who make the law}},{{cite web |title=What is Inatsisartut |url=https://ina.gl/om-inatsisartut/hvad-er-inatsisartut |website=ina.gl |publisher=Parliament of Greenland |access-date=18 May 2023 }} {{IPA|kl|inatt͡sisɑtːʉt}}; {{langx|da|Landstinget|lit=the thing of (the) land}}), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,{{cite web |title=About the Greenlandic Parliament |url=http://www.inatsisartut.gl |website=inatsisartut.gl |publisher=The Greenlandic Parliament |access-date=28 March 2017 }} is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territoryMultiple sources:
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html |title=The working autonomies in Europe |publisher=Society for Threatened Peoples |quote=Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories |last=Benedikter |first=Thomas |date=19 June 2006 |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080309063149/http://www.gfbv.it/3dossier/eu-min/autonomy.html |archive-date=9 March 2008 |url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite web |url=http://www.world-autonomies.info/tas/Greenland/Pages/default.aspx |title=Greenland |last=Ackrén |first=Maria |publisher=Autonomy Arrangements in the World |date=November 2017 |quote=Faroese and Greenlandic are seen as official regional languages in the self-governing territories belonging to Denmark |access-date=30 August 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190830110832/http://www.world-autonomies.info/tas/Greenland/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=30 August 2019 |url-status=dead}}
- {{Cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/countries/greenland_en |title=Greenland |date=3 June 2013 |website=International Cooperation and Development |publisher=European Commission |language=en |access-date=27 August 2019 |quote=Greenland ... is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark }} in the Danish Realm. Established in 1979, it meets in Inatsisartut, on the islet of Nuuk Center in central Nuuk.
There are 31 members, who are elected for four-year periods by proportional representation.
History of the parliament
The Parliament of Greenland succeeded the provincial council ({{langx|da|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|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. On 3 October 2018, Siumut had Vivian Motzfeldt, the outgoing Foreign Minister, elected. On 16 April 2021, Hans Enoksen was elected again.{{Cite web |title=Her er Mútes Naalakkersuisut |url=https://sermitsiaq.ag/node/228703 |access-date=16 April 2021 |website=Sermitsiaq.AG |date=16 April 2021 |language=da }}{{Cite web |title=Múte Egede er ny formand for Naalakkersuisut |url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/m%C3%BAte-egede-er-ny-formand-naalakkersuisut |access-date=24 April 2021 |website=KNR |language=da }}
The speaker is nominated by the prime minister immediately following a general election and is confirmed by members; the speaker appoints four deputies.{{cite web |title=The Presidency of Inatsisartut |url=http://en.inatsisartut.gl/precidency-of-inatsisartut.aspx |website=inatsisartut.gl |publisher=The Greenlandic Parliament |access-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131027044655/http://en.inatsisartut.gl/precidency-of-inatsisartut.aspx |archive-date=27 October 2013 }}
Current members
{{See also||List of members of the Inatsisartut|Elections in Greenland}}
Recent results
The most recent elections were held on 11 March 2025.
{{#section-h:2025 Greenlandic general election|Results}}
Composition since 1979
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See also
{{Portal|Kingdom of Denmark|Politics}}
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- Politics of Greenland:
- Elections in Greenland
- Prime Minister of Greenland
- Politics of the Faroe Islands (the other constituent country of the Kingdom of Denmark:
- Elections in the Faroe Islands
- Løgtinget, the parliament of the Faroe Islands
- Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
- Politics in the Kingdom of Denmark:
- Elections in Denmark
- Folketinget, the parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark
- Prime Minister of Denmark (list)
- The unity of the Realm, consisting of Denmark proper, the Faroe Islands, and Greenland
- Other parliaments in the Nordic countries:
- Eduskunta (Finland)
- Lagting (Åland)
- Alþing (Iceland)
- Storting (Norway)
- Riksdag (Sweden)
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://ina.gl/}}
{{Nuuk|state=expand}}
{{Greenland topics}}
{{Legislatures of the Nordic countries}}
{{Legislatures of the Americas}}
{{National unicameral legislatures}}
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Category:Politics of Greenland
Category:Political organisations based in Greenland