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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.
Greenland elects on national level a legislature. The Greenlandic Parliament ( Inatsisartut in Greenlandic ) has 31 members of parliament, elected for a four-year term by proportional representation . [ 1 ]
The politics of Greenland, an autonomous country (Greenlandic: nuna, Danish: land) within the Kingdom of Denmark, function in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the prime minister is the head of government, and of a multi-party system.
General elections were held in Greenland on 4 April 1979, [1] the first election to the new Inatsisartut after the introduction of home rule.The result was a victory for the separatist and left wing Siumut, which won 13 of the 21 seats in the Parliament, over the unionist and moderate Atassut. [2]
The position of Speaker (Greenlandic: Siulittaasoq) (Danish: Formand) of the Inatsisartut (the Greenlandic Parliament) was created in 1979. [1] The preceding office was Chairman of the Landsråd of Greenland .
Two members of the Danish parliament that represent Greenland also said the island is not for sale, according to the Sermitsiaq newspaper. There has not yet been an official response from Danish ...
Parliament of Greenland (20th National Parliament) Speaker Mimi Karlsen; ... Provincial Council elections were held in Greenland on 16 April 1971. [1] Electoral system
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland is not for sale, its elected leader said on Monday, responding to comments made by U.S. President-elect Donald Trump regarding the "ownership and control" of the ...