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2025 Greenlandic general election

2025 Greenlandic general election
Greenland
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All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut
16 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Inuit Ataqatigiit Múte Bourup Egede 12
Siumut Erik Jensen 10
Naleraq Pele Broberg 4
Democrats Jens Frederik Nielsen 3
Atassut Aqqalu Jerimiassen 2
Incumbent Prime Minister
Múte Bourup Egede
Inuit Ataqatigiit

General elections are due to be held in Greenland on 11 March 2025 to elect the 31 members of the Inatsisartut.[1]

Background

Independence will be the most important issue of the election.[2] The government declared in February 2024 that independence is its goal.[3] At a press conference in early 2025, pro-independence prime minister Múte Bourup Egede said that "work has already begun on creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state" and apparently hinted that an independence referendum could take place in April 2025, in tandem with the election.[4][5] In addition to the five parties already represented in the Inatsisartut, a new sixth party with a primary focus on Greenlandic independence, Qulleq, gained ballot access a month before the election.[6]

However, after then American president-elect Donald Trump renewed his demand for ownership of Greenland, Egede played down any notion of immediate independence and instead stressed the need for reforms of the cooperation between the governments of Denmark and Greenland at a press conference in Copenhagen on 10 January 2025.[7] In an interview on Fox News on 16 January, Egede stated that Greenlanders have no wish to become a part of the U.S.[8]

In the run-up to the election, the Danish Security and Intelligence Service and the Danish Defence Intelligence Service announced they were actively monitoring for potential attempts by foreign powers to influence the outcome of the Greenlandic elections.[9][10] In an interview with TV 2, independent analysts named China, Russia, and the United States as possible instigators of clandestine action in the country.[9]

Electoral system

The 31 members of the Inatsisartut are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method.[11]

Participating parties

A total of six parties and 213 candidates are running in the elections:[12]

Nr. Party Abbr. Ideology Candidates
1 Inuit Ataqatigiit IA Greenlandic independence
Democratic socialism
Environmentalism 		39
2 Siumut SIU Greenlandic independence
Social democracy 		51
3 Naleraq N Greenlandic independence
Populism 		62
4 Demokraatit D Greenlandic unionism
Social liberalism 		25
5 Atassut A Greenlandic unionism
Liberalism 		20
6 Qulleq Q Greenlandic independence 16

Opinion polls

Date Polling firm Sample size SIU IA D N A NQ SA Lead
22–27 Jan 2025 Verian[13] 497 21.9% 31.0% 18.8% 16.5% 9.7% — — 9.1%
2022 Danish election — — 38.6% 25.2% 19.0% 12.6% 3.7% — 0.9% 13.4%
2021 election — — 30.1% 37.4% 9.25% 12.3% 7.1% 2.4% 1.4% 7.3%

References

  1. ^ Hyldal, Christine (4 February 2025). "Múte B. Egede opfordrer til valg 11. marts - og sådan bliver det" (in Danish). Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa.
  2. ^ "Greenland's Premier will visit Denmark's king after all". Copenhagen Post. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. ^ Gray, Alexander B. (25 November 2024). "Why Trump Really Should 'Buy' Greenland". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Greenland's leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump hovers over Arctic island". Politico. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark". Euronews. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
  6. ^ Berthelsen, Jensine (7 February 2025). "Partiet Qulleq klar til at stille op". Sermitsiaq (in Danish).
  7. ^ "Grønlænderne vil ikke være danskere - eller amerikanere: Her er de vigtigste pointer fra pressemøde". DR. 10 January 2025.
  8. ^ "Greenland's prime minister says Arctic island doesn't want to be part of the US: 'Always be a strong partner'". Fox News. 16 January 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Eksperter frygter desinformation og udenlandsk indblanding – "ser det allerede"". TV 2. 5 February 2025. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
  10. ^ Hivert, Anne-Françoise (5 February 2025). "Greenland prepares for risks of foreign interference". Le Monde. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Election Profile". IFES Election Guide.
  12. ^ "Valglisten er godkendt: Se de opstillede kandidater" (in Danish). 19 February 2025. Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  13. ^ "Medie: IA og Siumut står til tilbagegang i måling". Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa (in Danish). 7 February 2025. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Greenlandic_general_election