Inuit Ataqatigiit
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Inuit Ataqatigiit (Script error: No such module "IPA"., old spelling: Script error: No such module "Lang"., Template:Literal translation, Template:Langx, IA) is a democratic socialist, pro-independence political party in Greenland.[1][2][3] It is represented in the Folketing (the Danish parliament) by Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. Múte B. Egede has been the party's leader since December 2018.
History
The party was founded as a political organisation in 1976, born out of the increased youth radicalism in Denmark during the 1970s.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 1982, the party successfully campaigned in a national referendum for Greenland to leave the European Economic Community (EEC).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Inuit Ataqatigiit made a major electoral breakthrough in the 2009 Greenlandic parliamentary election. Making gains from the 2005 Greenlandic parliamentary election, it doubled its total number of seats in the Parliament from seven to 14 seats out of 31, just two seats short of a majority, and nearly doubled its total vote share from 22.4% to 43.7%. It supplanted both its coalition partners, shifting the Forward party from first to second and the Democrats party from second to third.[1][3] At the 2014 elections, the party obtained 11 members in the Greenlandic parliament, but after elections in 2018, their share decreased to eight seats.[4] Following the 2021 elections, Inuit Ataqatigiit once again became the largest party in the Greenlandic parliament, with 12 seats,[5] but fell to third place with 7 seats in 2025.
Ideology
The party has traditionally been in favour of a socialist economy, but parties to its left have criticised it for having gradually moved towards a capitalist approach, supporting a market economy and privatisation.[6] Inuit Ataqatigiit believes that an independent Greenland should be competitive[7] while fighting to keep the environment clean.[8]
Election results
Inatsisartut
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
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| 1979 | 813 | 4.4 | Template:Composition bar | New | Increase 4th | Opposition |
| 1983 | 2,612 | 10.6 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Increase 3rd | Template:Partial2 |
| 1984 | 2,732 | 12.1 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Steady 3rd | Coalition |
| 1987 | 3,823 | 15.3 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Steady 3rd | Coalition (1987–1988)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 1991 | 4,848 | 19.4 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 2 | Steady 3rd | Coalition |
| 1995 | 5,180 | 20.3 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Steady 3rd | Opposition |
| 1999 | 6,214 | 22.1 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Steady 3rd | Coalition (1999–2001)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2002 | 7,244 | 25.3 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Increase 2nd | Coalition (2002–2003)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2005 | 6,517 | 22.6 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 1 | Decrease 2nd | Coalition (2005–2007)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2009 | 12,457 | 43.7 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 7 | Increase 1st | Coalition |
| 2013 | 10,374 | 34.4 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 3 | Decrease 2nd | Opposition |
| 2014 | 9,783 | 33.2 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 2nd | Opposition (2014–2016)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". |
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| 2018 | 7,478 | 25.5 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 3 | Steady 2nd | Opposition |
| 2021 | 9,933 | 37.4 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 4 | Increase 1st | Coalition |
| 2025 | 6,119 | 21.6 | Template:Composition bar | Decrease 5 | Decrease 3rd | Coalition |
Folketing
| Election | Greenland | ||||
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| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | |
| 1984 | 2,939 | 13.7 | Template:Composition bar | New | Increase 3rd |
| 1987 | 2,001 | 12.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 1988 | 3,628 | 17.3 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 1990 | 3,281 | 17.0 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 1994 | did not run [9] | ||||
| 1998 | 4,988 | 21.4 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 3rd |
| 2001 | 7,172 | 30.8 | Template:Composition bar | Increase 1 | Increase 1st |
| 2005 | 5,774 | 25.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Decrease 2nd |
| 2007 | 8,068 | 32.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Increase 1st |
| 2011 | 9,780 | 42.7 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2015 | 7,904 | 38.5 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2019 | 6,881 | 33.4 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Steady 1st |
| 2022 | 4,852 | 25.2 | Template:Composition bar | Steady | Decrease 2nd |
References
External links
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- ↑ Sim.dk Template:Webarchive "Folketingsvalget den 21 september 1994" Retrieved 17 January 2021
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