The Cooperation Party ( da, Samarbejdspartiet; kl, Suleqatigiissitsisut) is a
Greenland
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ic
liberal
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party founded in March 2018 by
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* ...
MPs Michael Rosing and Tillie Martinussen, both formerly of the
Democrats.
The party advocates
economic liberalisation
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and
privatisation of the large publicly owned companies that dominate the Greenlandic economy.
The Cooperation Party is in favour of increased cooperation within
the unity of the Realm
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, increased
immigration
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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
sexually abused
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children and youth.
The party ran in the
2018 Greenlandic parliamentary elections and won 1 seat with 1,193 votes.
In the
2021 elections
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the party lost its only seat.
Election results
Parliament of Greenland
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 Denmark
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References
External links
Official website(in
Danish
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)
Greenlandic unionism
Political parties in Greenland
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