The Democrats ( kl, Demokraatit ; da, Demokraterne) is a
liberal
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* an adherent of a Liberal Party
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, unionist
political party
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in
Greenland
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.
The party is skeptical of
Greenlandic independence and even further
self-governance
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. It has taken over this position from the
Atassut 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,
Inuit Ataqatigiit and Atassut.
Its number of seats decreased to four seats in the
2009 elections
The following elections occurred in the year 2009.
* Electoral calendar 2009
* 2009 United Nations Security Council election
Caribbean
* 2009 Antiguan general election
* 2009 Aruban general election
* 2009 Caymanian constitutional referendu ...
; 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 t ...
, 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
The following elections are scheduled to occur in 2018. The National Democratic Institute also maintains a calendar of elections around the world.
Africa
*2018 Djiboutian parliamentary election 23 February 2018
*2018 Sierra Leonean general elect ...
the party gained an additional two seats. It shrank to three in the
2021 elections
Many elections occurred in 2021. The National Democratic Institute maintains calendar of elections around the world
* 2021 United Nations Security Council election
* 2021 national electoral calendar
* 2021 local electoral calendar Africa
* 2021 ...
.
Election results
Parliament of Greenland ('' Inatsisartut'')
Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark ('' Folketinget'')
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