Democrats (Greenland)
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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.[4] Its number of seats decreased to four in the 2009 elections; however, it entered a government coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit and the Association of Candidates, removing the formerly dominant Siumut from power for the first time in its history.[3] In the 2013 elections, the party won only two seats, but gained two more seats at the 2014 elections. In the 2018 elections, the party gained an additional two seats. It shrank to three in the 2021 elections. The party had its best election results in the 2025 elections, when it became Greenland's largest party for the first time.
The party supports a more gradual process of gaining independence from Denmark compared to Naleraq, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Siumut, not wanting to pursue full independence until Greenland is self sufficient.[5][6]
Election results
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| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
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| 2002 | 4,558 | 15.9 | Template:Composition bar | New | Increase 4th | Opposition |
| 2005 | 6,595 | 22.8 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Increase 2nd | Opposition |
| 2009 | 3,620 | 12.7 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 3 | Decrease 3rd | Coalition |
| 2013 | 1,870 | 6.2 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 2 | Decrease 5th | Opposition |
| 2014 | 3,469 | 11.8 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Increase 3rd | Coalition (2014–2016)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2018 | 5,712 | 19.5 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Steady 3rd | Opposition (2018)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2021 | 2,454 | 9.3 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 3 | Decrease 4th | Opposition |
| 2025 | 8,563 | 30.3 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 7 | Increase 1st | Coalition |
Folketing
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | |
| 2005 | 4,909 | 21.7 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Increase 3rd |
| 2007 | 4,584 | 18.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 2011 | 2,882 | 12.6 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 2015 | 1,753 | 8.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 2019 | 2,258 | 11.0 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 2022 | 3,656 | 19.0 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
References
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