Parliament of Greenland
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The Parliament of Greenland (Kalaallisut: Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut; Danish: Grønlands Landsting) is the legislature (in this case, a parliament) in the government of Greenland, an autonomous province of Denmark. The government of Greenland is also called Home Rule of Greenland.
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[edit] Origin of the name
The word Landsting comes from an ancient Scandinavian term meaning council. It first came into being during Viking times and was formed by the freemen of the community. In those times it was called a 'ting,' which numbered a hundred men. The tings would meet at a much larger place called a 'land' thus the phrase landsting.
[edit] History
Created in 1988, the Parliament is led by a Presidency comprising four members of the Parliament and the Chairman. There are 31 members in the Assembly.
Chairmen of the Parliament:
- Mr. Daniel Skifte, Atassut 2001 to date
- Mr. Ole Lynge, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1999-2001
- Mr. Anders Andreassen 1997-1999
[edit] Recent results
The current standing of Greenland's Parliamentary Assembly:
| Parties | Votes 2005 |
% 2005 | Seats 2005 | % 2002 | Seats 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward (Siumut) | 8855 | 30.7 | 10 | 28.5 | 10 |
| Democrats (Demokraatit) | 6596 | 22.8 | 7 | 15.9 | 5 |
| Inuit Community (Inuit Ataqatigiit) | 6517 | 22.6 | 7 | 25.3 | 8 |
| Feeling of Community (Atassut) | 5527 | 19.1 | 6 | 20.2 | 7 |
| Independents (Kattusseqatigiit) | 1170 | 4.1 | 1 | 5.3 | 1 |
| Others | 216 | 0.8 | - | 4.8 | - |
| Total, Turnout 74.9% (2002: 74.6%) | 31 | 31 | |||
| Source: Namminersornerullutik Oqartussat | |||||
