Inuit Party

{{Infobox political party

| country = Greenland

| name = People's Party

| native_name = Partii Inuit

| native_name_lang = Greenlandic

| logo = 250px

| colorcode = {{party color|People's Party (Greenland)}}

| founder = Nikku Olsen

| chairperson =

| leader1_title = Vice chairperson

| leader1_name = Paaliit Mølgaard

| slogan =

| founded = 24 January 2013{{cite news|last1=Mølgaard|first1=Noah|title=Nyt parti: Kun grønlandsk fra talerstolen i Inatsisartut|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/nyt-parti-kun-gr%C3%B8nlandsk-fra-talerstolen-i-inatsisartut|language=Danish|date=5 February 2013|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=knr.gl}}

| dissolved = 16 March 2018{{cite news|last1=Elkjær|first1=Kenneth|last2=Lyberth|first2=Jaaku|title=Partii Inuit-kandidater stiller op for Enoksen|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/partii-inuit-kandidater-stiller-op-enoksen|language=Danish|date=16 March 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=knr.gl}}{{cite news|last1=Isbosethsen|first1=Nûno|title=Selvstændighed bliver mærkesag for Partii Naleraq|url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/selvst%C3%A6ndighed-bliver-m%C3%A6rkesag-partii-naleraq|language=Danish|date=18 March 2018|accessdate=25 March 2018|work=knr.gl}}

| merged = Partii Naleraq

| headquarters =

| youth_wing =

| split = Inuit Ataqatigiit

| ideology = Greenlandic nationalism
Separatism
Eco-socialism

| position = Left-wing

| national =

| international =

| european =

| affiliation1_title = Nordic affiliation

| affiliation1 = Centre Group

| colours = {{color box|{{party color|People's Party (Greenland)}}|border=darkgray}} Red
{{color box|#27B4E2|border=darkgray}} Light blue

| seats1_title = Inatsisartut

| seats1 = {{Composition bar|0|31|hex=pink}}

| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20170516161745/http://partiiinuit.gl/gl/ partiiinuit.gl]

| footnotes =

}}

The Inuit Party ({{langx|kl|Partii Inuit}}, {{literal translation|People's Party}})[http://electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2013 Election Profile] IFES was a separatist party in Greenland, formed by dissidents from the then-governing Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA). The party was opposed to the so-called big-scale law, and wanted a referendum on the law. Mette Lynge represented the party in the Naalakkersuisut (Government) and was minister for dwellings, nature and environment. At the 2014 Greenlandic general election, the party did not win any seats in parliament.

History

During the 2009–2013 government of Inuit Ataqatigiit, a "big-scale law" was passed that made it easier for foreign companies to obtain mining licenses and contract foreign workers. The law guaranteed foreign workers' right to strike and a local minimum wage, but allowed companies to deduct insurance and food costs from their pay, giving them an effectively much lower salary. As a result of the law being passed, IA dissidents concerned about the exploitation of foreign workers, as well as the social and environmental impacts of new mining operations formed the Inuit Party. It won two seats in the 2013 general elections and formed part of Aleqa Hammond's coalition government. However, early elections were held the following year, in which the party lost both its seats.

On 17 December 2016, the party regained parliamentary representation when former Siumut MP Per Rosing-Petersen defected to the party and was elected as its leader.{{cite news|last1=Rosa|first1=Anja|title=Per Rosing-Petersen ny formand for Partii Inuit|url=http://sermitsiaq.ag/per-rosing-petersen-ny-formand-partii-inuit|language=Danish|date=19 December 2016|accessdate=20 December 2016|work=Sermitsiaq.ag}}{{cite news|last1=Uldum|first1=Simon|title=Per Rosing ny formand for Partii Inuit|url=http://knr.gl/da/nyheder/rosing-ny-formand-partii-inuit|language=Danish|date=19 December 2016|accessdate=20 December 2016|work=KNR.gl}}{{cite news|last1=Thorin|first1=Jens|title=Per Rosing-Petersen: Nu er jeg ikke længere så begrænset|url=http://knr.gl/da/nyheder/nu-er-jeg-ikke-l%C3%A6ngere-s%C3%A5-begr%C3%A6nset|language=Danish|date=20 December 2016|accessdate=20 December 2016|work=KNR.gl}} However, he left the party two months later to join Partii Naleraq.[http://sermitsiaq.ag/partii-inuit-tidligere-formand-tilbage-partii-naleraq Partii Inuit: Tidligere formand vil tilbage til Partii Naleraq] Sermitsiaq, 20 February 2017

It was announced at a press conference on 16 March 2018 that the party was being dissolved and that the former members of the party would now ally themselves with Partii Naleraq.

Election results

=Parliament of Greenland (''[[Parliament of Greenland|Inatsisartut]]'')=

class=wikitable style=text-align:right ! Election year ! # of overall votes ! % of overall vote ! # of overall seats won ! ±
2013 \| 1,930 \| 6.4 (#4) \| {{Composition bar\|2\|31\|hex={{party color\|People's Party (Greenland)}}}} \| New
2014 \| 477 \| 1.6 (#6) \| {{Composition bar\|0\|31\|hex={{party color\|People's Party (Greenland)}}}} \| {{Decrease}} 2

class=wikitable style=text-align:right

! Election year

! # of
overall votes

! % of
overall vote

! # of
overall seats won

! ±

2013

| 1,930

| 6.4 (#4)

| {{Composition bar|2|31|hex={{party color|People's Party (Greenland)}}}}

| New

2014