Inatsisartut

Parliament of Greenland

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Type
Type
Leadership
Mimi Karlsen, Inuit Ataqatigiit
since 22 September 2023
Structure
Seats31
Political groups
Government (22)
  Inuit Ataqatigiit (12)
  Siumut (10)

Opposition (9)

  Naleraq (4)
  Democrats (3)
  Atassut (2)
Elections
Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold[citation needed]
Last election
6 April 2021
Next election
2025 (expected)
Meeting place
Inatsisartut, Nuuk
Website
www.inatsisartut.gl

The Inatsisartut (Greenlandic: Inatsisartut, lit.'those who make the law';[1] Greenlandic pronunciation: [inatt͡sisɑtːʉt] Danish: Landstinget, lit.'the land's-thing of Greenland'), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English,[2] is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory[3] 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.

  1. ^ "What is Inatsisartut". ina.gl. Parliament of Greenland. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. ^ "About the Greenlandic Parliament". inatsisartut.gl. The Greenlandic Parliament. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  3. ^ * Benedikter, Thomas (19 June 2006). "The working autonomies in Europe". Society for Threatened Peoples. Archived from the original on 9 March 2008. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Denmark has established very specific territorial autonomies with its two island territories
    • Ackrén, Maria (November 2017). "Greenland". Autonomy Arrangements in the World. Archived from the original on 30 August 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019. Faroese and Greenlandic are seen as official regional languages in the self-governing territories belonging to Denmark.
    • "Greenland". International Cooperation and Development. European Commission. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2019. Greenland [...] is an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark

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