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Siumut

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Siumut (SIU, Greenlandic: Siumut; Danish: Fremad; lit.'Forward') is a social democraticpolitical party in Greenland. Historically the most dominant party in Greenland, it led governments from the establishment of home rule in 1979 until 2009, and again from 2013 to 2021. Siumut is led by Aleqa Hammond, who succeeded the previous leader Erik Jensen in 2025. Party members have been elected to both the Inatsisartut (or Landstinget, the Parliament of Greenland) and the Folketinget (the Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark).