Democrats (Greenland)
| Democrats Demokraatit |
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|---|---|
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| Leader | Anda Uldum |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Inatsisartut, 3900 Nuuk |
| Youth wing | Demokraatit Inuusuttaat |
| Ideology | Populism,[1] Social liberalism,[1] Greenlandic unionism |
| Political position | Centre[2] Centre-right[3] |
| International affiliation | None |
| European affiliation | None |
| Nordic affiliation | None |
| Colours | Black, red and white |
| Folketing (2 for Greenland) |
0 / 179
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| Inatsisartut |
4 / 31
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| Municipalities: |
2 / 70
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| Website | |
| www.demokraatit.gl | |
| Politics of Greenland Political parties Elections |
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The Democrats (Greenlandic: Demokraatit) (Danish: Demokrater) are a centre-right populist and Pro-European political party in Greenland.
The party is skeptical of Greenlandic independence and even further self-governance, and is highly favoured by ethnic Danes living in Greenland. It has taken over this position from the Solidarity (Atássut) party that has developed towards favouring more autonomy.[4] Major points of its programme are to improve the education of the Inuit and the housing situation.[2]
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History[edit]
Established in 2002, the party won five seats in the elections that year. It increased its seat total to seven in the 2005 elections, but was excluded from power by a so-called "Northern Lights Coalition" of Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Atássut. Its number of seats decreased to four seats in the 2009 elections; however, it entered a government coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit and the Association of Candidates, removing the formerly dominant Siumut from power for the first time in its history.[2] In the 2013 elections the party won only two seats, but at the 2014 elections the party gained two more seats and has now four seats in the parliament.
Election results[edit]
Parliament of Greenland (Inatsiartut)[edit]
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
# of overall seats won |
± |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4,558 | 15.9 (#4) |
5 / 31
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New |
| 2005 | 6,595 | 22.8 (#2) |
7 / 31
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 2 |
| 2009 | 3,620 | 12.7 (#3) |
4 / 31
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 3 |
| 2013 | 1,870 | 6.2 (#5) |
2 / 31
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2 |
| 2014 | 3,469 | 11.8 (#3) |
4 / 31
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2 |
Parliament of Denmark (Folketinget)[edit]
| Election year | # of overall votes |
% of overall vote |
% of Greenlandic vote |
# of overall seats won |
# of Greenlandic seats won |
± |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4,909 | 21.7 (#3) |
0 / 179
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0 / 2
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New | |
| 2007 | 4,584 | 18.5 (#3) |
0 / 179
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0 / 2
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 0 |
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| 2011 | 2,882 | 12.6 (#3) |
0 / 179
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0 / 2
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0 |
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| 2015 | 1,753 | 8.5 (#3) |
0 / 179
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0 / 2
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0 |
See also[edit]
- Contributions to liberal theory
- Liberal democracy
- Liberalism
- Liberalism worldwide
- List of liberal parties
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dahl, Jens (2006). The Indigenous World 2006. IWGIA. p. 34.
- ^ a b c Lansford, Tom, ed. (2014). Political Handbook of the World 2014. CQ Press. p. 393.
- ^ Loukacheva, Natalia (2007). The Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut. University of Toronto Press. p. 55.
- ^ Loukacheva (2007). The Arctic Promise. p. 61.
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