The Inuit Party (, ) was a
separatist
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party in
Greenland
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, formed by dissidents from the then-governing
Inuit Ataqatigiit
Inuit Ataqatigiit (, old spelling: , , , IA) is a democratic socialist, Greenlandic independence, pro-independence political party in Greenland. It is represented in the Folketing (the Danish parliament) by Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. Múte B. Egede ha ...
(IA). The party was opposed to the so-called big-scale law, and wanted a referendum on the law. Mette Lynge represented the party in the
Naalakkersuisut
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(Government) and was minister for dwellings, nature and environment. At the
2014 Greenlandic general election
Early general elections were held in Greenland on 28 November 2014. They were called after Prime Minister Aleqa Hammond resigned following a spending scandal. Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit emerged as the largest parties both winning 11 of the 31 ...
, the party did not win any seats in parliament.
History
During the 2009–2013 government of
Inuit Ataqatigiit
Inuit Ataqatigiit (, old spelling: , , , IA) is a democratic socialist, Greenlandic independence, pro-independence political party in Greenland. It is represented in the Folketing (the Danish parliament) by Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. Múte B. Egede ha ...
, a "big-scale law" was passed that made it easier for foreign companies to obtain mining licenses and contract foreign workers. The law guaranteed foreign workers' right to strike and a local minimum wage, but allowed companies to deduct insurance and food costs from their pay, giving them an effectively much lower salary. As a result of the law being passed, IA dissidents concerned about the exploitation of foreign workers, as well as the social and environmental impacts of new mining operations formed the Inuit Party. It won two seats in the
2013 general elections and formed part of
Aleqa Hammond's coalition government. However,
early elections were held the following year, in which the party lost both its seats.
On 17 December 2016, the party regained parliamentary representation when former
Siumut
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MP
Per Rosing-Petersen
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defected to the party and was elected as its leader. However, he left the party two months later to join
Partii Naleraq.
Partii Inuit: Tidligere formand vil tilbage til Partii Naleraq
Sermitsiaq, 20 February 2017
It was announced at a press conference on 16 March 2018 that the party was being dissolved and that the former members of the party would now ally themselves with Partii Naleraq.
Election results
Parliament of Greenland (''
Inatsisartut
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External links
Official website
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