
Parliament of Greenland
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Parliament of Greenland Landstinget Inatsisartut | |
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Type | |
Type |
Unicameral |
Leadership | |
TBD Since 25 March 2023 | |
Structure | |
Seats | 31 |
Political groups |
Government (22) Joint Opposition (8) |
Elections | |
Open list proportional representation with a 2% election threshold | |
Last election | 2 October 2019 |
Meeting place | |
Landstinget, Godthåb | |
Website | |
www.landstinget.gl |
The Parliament (Danish: Landstinget, lit. the land's-thing of Greenland, Greenlandic Inuit: Inatsisartut) is the unicameral legislature of Greenland. Established in 1876, it succeeded the Greenland Provincial Council (Grønlands Landsråd) that existed when Greenland was a colony of Denmark. The Parliament includes 31 members elected for four-year terms, and meets in Landstinget, an islet in central Godthåb.
Since the first election for parliament in 1877, it has been dominated by Højre (meaning "Right" in Danish).