Social democracy[2][3] Greenlandic independence[4]
Political position
Centre-left[5][6]
National affiliation
Social Democrats
Nordic affiliation
SAMAK The Social Democratic Group
Colours
Red[a]
Gold[b]
Inatsisartut
10 / 31
Municipalities
31 / 81
Mayors
3 / 5
Folketing (Greenland seats)
1 / 2
Website
www.siumut.gl
Politics of Greenland
Political parties
Elections
Siumut (Greenlandic:[siumut], lit.'Forward') is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition.[7][8][9] Since the establishment of home rule in 1979, it has been the dominant party in Greenland. Siumut is led by Erik Jensen, who beat the then-incumbent Prime Minister Kim Kielsen in a tight leadership contest in late 2020.[1]
Party members have been elected to both the parliament of Greenland and the parliament of Denmark.
Siumut was formed in 1971 as a political movement, and became a party in 1977. Following the establishment of home rule for Greenland in January 1979, the party won 13 of 21 seats in the 1979 Greenlandic general election for the newly formed Parliament of Greenland, and party chairman Jonathan Motzfeldt became the first Prime Minister of Greenland.[5][8]
^ ab"Siumut gets new chairman". 29 November 2020. Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^Nordsieck, Wolfram (2018). "Greenland/Denmark". Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^"Anti-mine party wins Greenland election". The West Australian. 7 April 2021.
^"Siumut wants independence for Greenland". DR. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
^ abBernard A. Cook (8 February 2001). Europe Since 1945: An Encyclopedia. Routledge. p. 585. ISBN 978-1-135-17932-8.
^"Greenland election shows divide over rare-earth metals mine". The Independent. 6 April 2021.
^Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 319. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
^ abAlastair H. Thomas (10 May 2010). The A to Z of Denmark. Scarecrow Press. p. 374. ISBN 978-1-4616-7184-8.
^Greenland: Government and society, Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
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