2025 Greenlandic general election
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General elections are due to be held in Greenland no later than 6 April 2025 to elect the 31 members of the Inatsisartut.[1]
Background
[edit]Independence will be the most important issue of the election.[2] The government declared in February 2024 that independence is its goal.[3] At a press conference in early 2025, pro-independence prime minister Múte Bourup Egede said that "work has already begun on creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state" and apparently hinted that an independence referendum could take place in April 2025, in tandem with the election.[4][5]
Electoral system
[edit]The 31 members of the Inatsisartut are elected by proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency. Seats are allocated using the d'Hondt method.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Berthelsen, Jensine (31 August 2024). "To-delt efterårssamling". Sermitsiaq (in Danish). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
- ^ "Greenland's Premier will visit Denmark's king after all". Copenhagen Post. 8 January 2025. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
- ^ Gray, Alexander B. (25 November 2024). "Why Trump Really Should 'Buy' Greenland". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Greenland's leader wants independence from Denmark as Trump hovers over Arctic island". Politico. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ "Greenland's PM pushes for independence from Denmark". Euronews. 3 January 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2025.
- ^ Election Profile IFES
