Siumut
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| Forward Siumut | |
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| Leader | Aleqa Hammond |
| Founded | 29 July 1977 |
| Headquarters | Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland |
| Youth wing | Siumut Youth |
| Ideology |
Social democracy[1] Greenlandic independence |
| Political position | Centre-left |
| International affiliation | Socialist International (observer)[2] |
| European affiliation | None |
| Nordic affiliation | SAMAK |
| Colours | Red |
| Landsting |
14 / 31 |
| Folketing (Greenland seats) |
1 / 2 |
| Website | |
| http://www.siumut.gl/ | |
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Politics of Greenland Political parties Elections | |
Siumut (lit. Forward) is a social-democratic[3] political party in Greenland[4] and an observer member of the Socialist International.[5] It is led by Aleqa Hammond, member of the Greenlandic Parliament, who is the first woman ever to lead the party. In legislative elections, on 15 November 2005, the party won 30.7% of the popular vote and 10 out of 31 seats in the Landsting. In the 2009 legislative elections, it won 26.5% of the popular vote and 9/31 seats and in the 2013 legislative elections, it won 42.8% of the popular vote and 14/31 seats.
External links
- Official website
- Greenlandic Parliament official website
- The North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament
References
- ↑ Parties and Elections in Europe: The database about parliamentary elections and political parties in Europe, by Wolfram Nordsieck
- ↑ http://socialistinternational.org/viewArticle.cfm?ArticlePageID=931
- ↑ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 319–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
- ↑ Greenland: Government and society, Britannica Online Encyclopedia.
- ↑ Member Parties of the Socialist International
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