Siumut (, ) is a political party in Greenland in the

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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 Minister Kim Kielsen in a tight leadership contest in late 2020. Party members have been elected to both the parliament of Greenland and the parliament of Denmark. Siumut was formed in 1971 as a political movement, and became a party in 1977. Following the establishment of home rule for Greenland in January 1979, the party won 13 of 21 seats in the

1979 Greenlandic general election General elections were held in Greenland on 4 April 1979, the first election to the new Parliament of Greenland, Parliament after the introduction of home rule. The result was a victory for the separatist and left wing Siumut, which won 13 of the ...

for the newly formed Parliament of Greenland, and party chairman

Jonathan Motzfeldt Jonathan Jakob Jørgen Otto Motzfeldt (25 September 1938 – 28 October 2010) was a Greenlandic priest and politician. He is considered one of the leading figures in the establishment of Greenland Home Rule. Jonathan Motzfeldt was the first pr ...

became the first Prime Minister of Greenland.

History

Following the

1991 Greenlandic general election General elections were held in Greenland on 5 March 1991. Siumut emerged as the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 27 seats.

, Motzfeldt stepped down and was replaced by

Lars Emil Johansen Lars-Emil Johansen (born 24 September 1946) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the second prime minister of Greenland from 1991 to 1997, and Speaker of the Inatsisartut from 2013 to 2018. Johansen was chairman of the political party ''Si ...

, also of Siumut, who governed in coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit. From 1997, and until 2002, Motzfeldt was again Prime Minister, until he was succeeded by

Hans Enoksen Hans Enoksen (born 7 August 1956) is a Greenlandic politician who served as the third prime minister of Greenland from 2002 to 2009. A Greenlandic monoglot, he has been a member of the Parliament of Greenland since 1995. He became Minister for F ...

. From 1979 until 2009 and since 2013, members of Siumut have served as Greenland's Prime Minister. In the 15 November 2005 general election, the party won 30.7% of the popular vote and 10 out of 31 seats in the parliament. In the 2009 general election, it won 26.5% of the popular vote and 9 seats and in the 2013 election, it won 42.8% of the popular vote and 14 out of 31 seats. At the 2014 election the party was still the largest party, but it lost three members of the parliament and has now 11 members. Siumut further declined to 9 seats in the

2018 Greenlandic general election General elections were held in Greenland on 24 April 2018, electing all 31 members of Parliament. The elections were required to be held no later than 26 November 2018, four years after the previous elections on 27 November 2014, but Prime Minist ...

Positions

The party was an observer affiliate of the Socialist International.Member Parties of the Socialist International
/ref> Siumut representatives sitting in the Danish parliament have been attached to the parliamentary group of the Social Democrats.

Election results

Parliament of Greenland ('' Inatsisartut'')

Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark ('' Folketinget'')

Symbols and logos

Siumut logo 2019.png, Old logo

External links

Official websiteGreenlandic Parliament official websiteThe North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament

References

{{Danish political parties Political parties in Greenland Social democratic parties Socialist parties in Greenland Greenlandic nationalism Former member parties of the Socialist International