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Siumut (Greenlandic: Siumut; Greenlandic:, lit. ' Forward ' , Danish : Fremad , SIU) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland.
On Thursday, Greenland's ruling Siumut party, which previously viewed independence as a long-term goal, said it seeks to hold a vote on independence following next month's general election.
The opposition party Inuit Ataqatigiit called for a moratorium on uranium mining, putting into question the wider rare earth mining project, whilst the ruling Siumut party voiced support for the project, citing economic growth as a key reason.
In 2020, disputes within Siumut regarding the leadership of Kim Kielsen and his lack of involvement of local politicians in decision making processes came to a boiling point, and Jensen resigned from the government. In 2020, Jensen was elected the new party leader of Siumut, beating incumbent leader Kim Kielsen in a 39-32 margin.
Opinions among Greenlanders about the future of their country are divided, according to Aki-Matilda Hoegh-Dam, a member of Greenland's social-democratic Siumut party in the Danish parliament.
In a highly fragmented political party system, Greenland’s parliament (Inatsisartut) has long been ruled by Siumut, a left-wing social democratic party. In 2021, the left-leaning separatist ...
The 2014 general elections saw Siumut receive a narrow plurality of the vote, but win the same number of seats as Inuit Ataqatigiit (11). A coalition government was formed by Siumut, Democrats and Atassut which lasted until 2016, when Siumut formed a new coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit and Partii Naleraq. Kim Kielsen from Siumut has led both ...
Siumut: S Social democracy Greenlandic independence Third Way: Centre-left: Erik Jensen: 1977 10 / 31. 31 / 81. 1 / 2. ... People's Party; References