Inuit Ataqatigiit (, old spelling: , , , IA) is a democratic socialist, pro-independence political party in Greenland. It is represented in the Folketing (the Danish parliament) by Aaja Chemnitz. Múte Bourup Egede has been the party's leader since December 2018.
History The party was founded as a political organisation in 1976, born out of the increased youth radicalism in Denmark during the 1970s.
In 1982, the party successfully campaigned in a national referendum for Greenland to leave the European Economic Community (EEC).
Inuit Ataqatigiit made a major electoral breakthrough in the 2009 Greenlandic parliamentary election. Making gains from the 2005 Greenlandic parliamentary election, it doubled its total number of seats in the Parliament from seven to 14 seats out of 31, just two seats short of a majority, and nearly doubled its total vote share from 22.4% to 43.7%. It supplanted both its coalition partners, shifting the Forward party from first to second and the Democrats party from second to third. At the 2014 elections, the party obtained 11 members in the Greenlandic parliament, but after elections in 2018, their share decreased to eight seats. Following the 2021 elections, Inuit Ataqatigiit once again became the largest party in the Greenlandic parliament, with 12 seats; it fell to third place with seven seats in 2025.
Ideology The party has traditionally been in favour of a socialist economy, but parties to its left have criticised it for having gradually moved towards a capitalist approach, supporting a market economy and privatisation. Inuit Ataqatigiit believes that an independent Greenland should be competitive while fighting to keep the environment clean.
Election results Inatsisartut Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Status 1979 813 4.4 New 4th 1983 2,612 10.6 2 3rd 1984 2,732 12.1 1 3rd 1987 3,823 15.3 1 3rd 1991 4,848 19.4 2 3rd 1995 5,180 20.3 1 3rd 1999 6,214 22.1 1 3rd 2002 7,244 25.3 1 2nd 2005 6,517 22.6 1 2nd 2009 12,457 43.7 7 1st 2013 10,374 34.4 3 2nd 2014 9,783 33.2 2nd 2018 7,478 25.5 3 2nd 2021 9,933 37.4 4 1st 2025 6,119 21.6 5 3rd
Folketing Election Greenland Votes % Seats +/– Position 1984 2,939 13.7 New 3rd 1987 2,001 12.5 3rd 1988 3,628 17.3 3rd 1990 3,281 17.0 3rd 1994did not run Sim.dk "Folketingsvalget den 21 september 1994" Retrieved 17 January 2021 1998 4,988 21.4 3rd 2001 7,172 30.8 1 1st 2005 5,774 25.5 2nd 2007 8,068 32.5 1st 2011 9,780 42.7 1st 2015 7,904 38.5 1st 2019 6,881 33.4 1st 2022 4,852 25.2 2nd 2026 6,133 29.24 1st
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The North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament