Unity in Greenland: New government in place

New government in Greenland: Coalition agreement signed

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*Unity in Greenland:* New government in place

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Democrat Party leader Jens-Fredrik Nielsen confirms to Sermitsiaq that four parties are part of a coalition agreement on Friday.

The leader of the Democrat Party, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, appears set to take the helm of a new Greenlandic government. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix) 50 minutes ago

Two weeks after the Greenlandic election, which had both Danish, Greenlandic, and international attention, indications suggest that a new government is in place.

According to the Greenlandic media KNR (https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/knr-erfarer-groenland-faar-ny-regering-i-morgen), all Greenlandic parties except for Naleraq are part of a new coalition agreement, which will officially be signed on Friday at 11 local time at the cultural center Katuaq. This is equivalent to 14 Danish time.

The leader of the Democrat Party, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who was the big winner of the election, confirms the information to the Greenlandic media Sermitsiaq (https://www.sermitsiaq.ag/samfund/fire-partier-klar-til-at-indga-i-nyt-naalakkersuisut/2214546).

In total, five parties were elected into Inatsisartut, the Greenlandic parliament, during the election, with the Democrat Party being tripled and ending with ten seats.

Following this, the self-determination-focused Naleraq came with eight seats, the governing parties IA and Siumut with respectively seven and four seats, and finally Atassut with two seats.

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No room for Naleraq

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Just three days ago, Naleraq was out of government negotiations, as the Democrat Party and the eager self-determination party could not agree.

Although the two parties could meet on several issues, the question of Greenland's self-determination from Denmark was the one that separated them.

KNR writes that the four parties that are now ready to govern together, together have 75% of the votes and therefore a solid majority.

Formally, the government does not take office until the Greenlandic government, Naalakkersuisut, is approved in parliament.

The leader of the Democrat Party, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, has emphasized after the election that it is important with political unity in a time when there is great interest in Greenland from abroad.

Therefore, he has also been in negotiations with all five parties from the beginning.

The liberal Democrat Party, which received 29.9% of the votes, campaigned on the conditions of the fishing industry in Greenland.

And the party supports the separation process from the union, which has been a focal point in the election campaign, to take place calmly and peacefully in cooperation with the Danish government.

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