Atassut
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Atassut (English: Cohesion/Link/Togetherness/Solidarity, also referred to as Feeling of Community) is a liberal-conservative and unionist political party in Greenland. Founded on 29 April 1978, Atassut is an established partner of Venstre.
Infobox
Abbreviation
A
Leader
Aqqalu Jerimiassen
Founded
29 April 1978
Headquarters
Nuuk, Greenland
Youth wing
Atassutip Inuusuttai (Atassut Youth)
Ideology
Liberal conservatismConservative liberalismDanish unionism
Political position
Centre-right
National affiliation
Venstre
Nordic affiliation
Centre Group
Colours
mw- Verdigris[a] Blue[b]
Inatsisartut
2 / 31
Municipalities
4 / 81
Folketing(Greenland seats)
0 / 2
Tables
· Election results › Inatsisartut
1979
1979
Election
1979
Votes
7,688
%
41.7
Seats
8 / 21
+/–
New
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1983
1983
Election
1983
Votes
11,443
%
46.6
Seats
12 / 26
+/–
4
Position
1st
Status
Opposition
1984
1984
Election
1984
Votes
9,873
%
43.8
Seats
11 / 25
+/–
1
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1987
1987
Election
1987
Votes
10,044
%
40.1
Seats
11 / 27
+/–
Position
1st
Status
Opposition (1987–1988)
External support (1988–1991)
External support (1988–1991)
Election
External support (1988–1991)
1991
1991
Election
1991
Votes
7,536
%
30.1
Seats
8 / 27
+/–
3
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition
1995
1995
Election
1995
Votes
7,674
%
30.1
Seats
10 / 31
+/–
2
Position
2nd
Status
Coalition
1999
1999
Election
1999
Votes
7,100
%
25.2
Seats
8 / 31
+/–
2
Position
2nd
Status
Opposition (1999–2001)
Coalition (2001–2002)
Coalition (2001–2002)
Election
Coalition (2001–2002)
2002
2002
Election
2002
Votes
5,780
%
20.2
Seats
7 / 31
+/–
1
Position
3rd
Status
Opposition (2002–2003)
Coalition (2003)
Coalition (2003)
Election
Coalition (2003)
Opposition (2003–2005)
Opposition (2003–2005)
Election
Opposition (2003–2005)
2005
2005
Election
2005
Votes
5,528
%
19.1
Seats
6 / 31
+/–
1
Position
4th
Status
Coalition
2009
2009
Election
2009
Votes
3,094
%
10.9
Seats
3 / 31
+/–
3
Position
4th
Status
Coalition
2013
2013
Election
2013
Votes
2,454
%
8.1
Seats
2 / 31
+/–
1
Position
3rd
Status
Coalition (2013–2014)
Opposition (2014)
Opposition (2014)
Election
Opposition (2014)
2014
2014
Election
2014
Votes
1,919
%
6.5
Seats
2 / 31
+/–
Position
5th
Status
Coalition (2014–2016)
Opposition (2016–2018)
Opposition (2016–2018)
Election
Opposition (2016–2018)
2018
2018
Election
2018
Votes
1,730
%
5.9
Seats
2 / 31
+/–
Position
5th
Status
External support (2018)
Coalition (2018–2020)
Coalition (2018–2020)
Election
Coalition (2018–2020)
Opposition (2020–2021)
Opposition (2020–2021)
Election
Opposition (2020–2021)
2021
2021
Election
2021
Votes
1,878
%
7.1
Seats
2 / 31
+/–
Position
5th
Status
Opposition
2025
2025
Election
2025
Votes
2,092
%
7.4
Seats
2 / 31
+/–
Position
5th
Status
Coalition
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Status |
| 1979 | 7,688 | 41.7 | 8 / 21 | New | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1983 | 11,443 | 46.6 | 12 / 26 | 4 | 1st | Opposition |
| 1984 | 9,873 | 43.8 | 11 / 25 | 1 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1987 | 10,044 | 40.1 | 11 / 27 | | 1st | Opposition (1987–1988) |
| External support (1988–1991) | ||||||
| 1991 | 7,536 | 30.1 | 8 / 27 | 3 | 2nd | Opposition |
| 1995 | 7,674 | 30.1 | 10 / 31 | 2 | 2nd | Coalition |
| 1999 | 7,100 | 25.2 | 8 / 31 | 2 | 2nd | Opposition (1999–2001) |
| Coalition (2001–2002) | ||||||
| 2002 | 5,780 | 20.2 | 7 / 31 | 1 | 3rd | Opposition (2002–2003) |
| Coalition (2003) | ||||||
| Opposition (2003–2005) | ||||||
| 2005 | 5,528 | 19.1 | 6 / 31 | 1 | 4th | Coalition |
| 2009 | 3,094 | 10.9 | 3 / 31 | 3 | 4th | Coalition |
| 2013 | 2,454 | 8.1 | 2 / 31 | 1 | 3rd | Coalition (2013–2014) |
| Opposition (2014) | ||||||
| 2014 | 1,919 | 6.5 | 2 / 31 | | 5th | Coalition (2014–2016) |
| Opposition (2016–2018) | ||||||
| 2018 | 1,730 | 5.9 | 2 / 31 | | 5th | External support (2018) |
| Coalition (2018–2020) | ||||||
| Opposition (2020–2021) | ||||||
| 2021 | 1,878 | 7.1 | 2 / 31 | | 5th | Opposition |
| 2025 | 2,092 | 7.4 | 2 / 31 | | 5th | Coalition |
· Election results › Folketing
Votes
Votes
Election
Votes
Greenland
%
Greenland
Seats
Greenland
+/–
Greenland
Position
1979
1979
Election
1979
Greenland
6,390
Greenland
44.9
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
New
Greenland
1st
1981
1981
Election
1981
Greenland
9,223
Greenland
48.9
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
1st
1984
1984
Election
1984
Greenland
9,308
Greenland
43.5
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
1st
1987
1987
Election
1987
Greenland
6,627
Greenland
41.3
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
2nd
1988
1988
Election
1988
Greenland
8,135
Greenland
38.7
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
2nd
1990
1990
Election
1990
Greenland
7,087
Greenland
36.6
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
2nd
1994
1994
Election
1994
Greenland
7,501
Greenland
34.7
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
2nd
1998
1998
Election
1998
Greenland
8,569
Greenland
36.0
Greenland
1 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
2nd
2001
2001
Election
2001
Greenland
5,138
Greenland
22.1
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
1
Greenland
3rd
2005
2005
Election
2005
Greenland
3,774
Greenland
16.4
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
4th
2007
2007
Election
2007
Greenland
4,094
Greenland
16.3
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
4th
2011
2011
Election
2011
Greenland
1,706
Greenland
7.6
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
4th
2015
2015
Election
2015
Greenland
1,528
Greenland
7.6
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
4th
2019
2019
Election
2019
Greenland
1,098
Greenland
5.5
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
6th
2022
2022
Election
2022
Greenland
720
Greenland
3.7
Greenland
0 / 2
Greenland
Greenland
5th
| Election | Greenland | ||||
| Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | |
| 1979 | 6,390 | 44.9 | 1 / 2 | New | 1st |
| 1981 | 9,223 | 48.9 | 1 / 2 | | 1st |
| 1984 | 9,308 | 43.5 | 1 / 2 | | 1st |
| 1987 | 6,627 | 41.3 | 1 / 2 | | 2nd |
| 1988 | 8,135 | 38.7 | 1 / 2 | | 2nd |
| 1990 | 7,087 | 36.6 | 1 / 2 | | 2nd |
| 1994 | 7,501 | 34.7 | 1 / 2 | | 2nd |
| 1998 | 8,569 | 36.0 | 1 / 2 | | 2nd |
| 2001 | 5,138 | 22.1 | 0 / 2 | 1 | 3rd |
| 2005 | 3,774 | 16.4 | 0 / 2 | | 4th |
| 2007 | 4,094 | 16.3 | 0 / 2 | | 4th |
| 2011 | 1,706 | 7.6 | 0 / 2 | | 4th |
| 2015 | 1,528 | 7.6 | 0 / 2 | | 4th |
| 2019 | 1,098 | 5.5 | 0 / 2 | | 6th |
| 2022 | 720 | 3.7 | 0 / 2 | | 5th |
References
- Since 2019
- Prior to 2019
- Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countrieshttps://books.google.com/books?id=t8bfrJvsfJ8C&pg=PA319
- "Greenland/Denmark"http://parties-and-elections.eu/greenland.html
- Europe Review 2003/04: The Economic and Business Reporthttps://books.google.com/books?id=Hwi0s3I5jLEC&pg=PA163
- The Statesman's Yearbook 2001: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the Worldhttps://books.google.com/books?id=003ODQAAQBAJ&pg=PA530
- timarit.ishttps://timarit.is/page/3799179
- Encyclopedia of the Arctic
- Encyclopedia of the Arctichttps://books.google.com/books?id=Swr9BTI_2FEC&pg=PA168
- Sermitsiaq AGhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180304213622/https://sermitsiaq.ag/atassut-stoppe-partihoppere-ved-klausul
- Sermitsiaq.AGhttps://sermitsiaq.ag/node/193651
- Sermitsiaq.AGhttps://sermitsiaq.ag/node/181799
- qinersineq.glhttps://qinersineq.gl/
- Reutershttps://www.reuters.com/world/greenlands-left-wing-ia-party-forms-new-government-vows-block-rare-earth-mine-2021-04-16/
- Politics of the Northwest Passagehttps://books.google.com/books?id=kDA3XNEiCH4C&pg=PA140
- Antarctica and the Arctic Circle: A Geographic Encyclopedia of the Earth's Polar Regionshttps://books.google.com/books?id=wRvFBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA316
- The Europa World Year Book - 2008
- The Indigenous World 2004https://books.google.com/books?id=0t_CU9gmi8cC&pg=PA28
- Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut
- Arctic Promise: Legal and Political Autonomy of Greenland and Nunavut
- www.ft.dkhttp://www.ft.dk/~/media/sites/ft/pdf/folkestyret/valg-og-afstemninger/valgresultater-grnland.ashx?la=da
- Sermitsiaq.AGhttps://sermitsiaq.ag/node/217352
- Sermitsiaq.AGhttps://sermitsiaq.ag/node/194221
- Sermitsiaq.aghttp://sermitsiaq.ag/fungerende-formand-erfarne-politikere-flygtet-ansvaret
- Sermitsiaq.AGhttps://sermitsiaq.ag/node/171797
- KNRhttps://knr.gl/da/nyheder/atassut-klar-med-kandidatlisten
- jyllands-posten.dkhttps://jyllands-posten.dk/indland/ECE3285969/Otto-Steenholdt-ekskluderet-fra-Atassut/
- Encyclopedia of the Arctichttps://books.google.com/books?id=Swr9BTI_2FEC&q=Daniel+Skifte+atassut&pg=PA169
- Den Store Danskehttps://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Otto_Steenholdt
- Den Store Danskehttps://denstoredanske.lex.dk/Lars_Chemnitz