The Cooperation Party (; ) is a

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party founded in March 2018 by

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MPs Michael Rosing and Tillie Martinussen, both formerly of the Democrats. The party advocates

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and

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of the large publicly owned companies that dominate the Greenlandic economy. The Cooperation Party is in favour of increased cooperation within

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, increased

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to Greenland and better integration and inclusion of immigrants and minorities. Another main priority for the party is more support for the socially vulnerable, especially

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children and youth. The party ran in the 2018 Greenlandic parliamentary elections and won one seat with 1,193 votes. In the 2021 elections, the party lost its only seat.

Election results

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References

External links

Official website
(in Danish) Greenlandic unionism Political parties in Greenland Liberal parties in Greenland Political parties established in 2018 {{Greenland-party-stub