The Democrats ( kl, Demokraatit ; da, Demokraterne) is a
liberal, unionist
political party
A political party is an organization that coordinates candidates to compete in a particular country's elections. It is common for the members of a party to hold similar ideas about politics, and parties may promote specific ideological or p ...
in
Greenland
Greenland ( kl, Kalaallit Nunaat, ; da, Grønland, ) is an island country in North America that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is located between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland ...
.
The party is skeptical of
Greenlandic independence
Greenlandic independence ( da, Grønlandsk uafhængighed, kl, Kalaallisuut kiffaanngissusiat) is a political ambition of some political parties (such as Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit, Partii Naleraq, and Nunatta Qitornai), advocacy groups, and indiv ...
and even further
self-governance
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. It has taken over this position from the
Atassut
Atassut ( en, Cohesion / Link / Togetherness / Solidarity; also referred to as Feeling of Community) is a liberal-conservative and unionist political party in Greenland. Founded on 29 April 1978, Atassut is an established partner of the Liber ...
party, which has developed towards favouring more autonomy.
Two of the major priorities in its programme are improving educational standards and the housing situation.
History
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
Siumut (, ) is a political party in Greenland in the social democratic tradition. 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 Ministe ...
,
Inuit Ataqatigiit
Inuit Ataqatigiit (, , da, Folkets Samfund) is a democratic socialist, separatist political party in Greenland that aims to make Greenland an independent state. The party, founded as a political organisation in 1976, was born out of the increas ...
and Atassut.
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
The Association of Candidates (''Kattusseqatigiit'') was a conservative political party in Greenland. The party was founded in late autumn 2005, when the chairman Anthon Frederiksen delivered 1,003 signatures to the Home Rule domestic office.
In ...
, removing the formerly dominant Siumut from power for the first time in its history.
In the
2013 elections the party won only two seats, but gained two more seats at the
2014 elections The following elections occurred in the year 2014.
* 2014 United Nations Security Council election 16 October 2014
Africa
* 2014 Algerian presidential election 17 April 2014
* 2014 Botswana general election 24 October 2014
* 2014 Comorian presi ...
. In the
2018 elections
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Africa
* 2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 23 February 2018
*2018 Sierra Leonean general elec ...
the party gained an additional two seats. It shrank to three in the
2021 elections.
Election results
Parliament of Greenland (''
Inatsisartut
The Inatsisartut ( kl, Inatsisartut; '' da, Landstinget, lit=''the land's- thing'' of Greenland''), also known as the Parliament of Greenland in English, is the unicameral parliament (legislative branch) of Greenland, an autonomous territory* ...
'')
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (''
Folketinget
The Folketing ( da, Folketinget, ; ), also known as the Parliament of Denmark or the Danish Parliament in English, is the unicameral national legislature (parliament) of the Kingdom of Denmark—Denmark proper together with the Faroe Islands an ...
'')
References
External links
Official website
{{Danish political parties
Greenlandic unionism
Political parties in Greenland
Liberal parties in Greenland
Social liberal parties
Political parties established in 2002