1999 Greenlandic general election

1999 Greenlandic general election

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All 31 seats in the Inatsisartut 16 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	76.00% ( 6.41 pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt 35.16% 11 −1 Atassut Daniel Skifte 25.22% 8 −2 Inuit Ataqatigiit Josef Motzfeldt 22.08% 7 +1 Kattusseqatigiit Anthon Frederiksen 12.26% 4 +3 Independent – 5.28% 1 +1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after Jonathan Motzfeldt Siumut Jonathan Motzfeldt Siumut

Politics of Greenland
Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Freedom of Speech and the Press Taxation
The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court
Realm Kingdom of Denmark (The unity of the Realm) Greenland Denmark Faroe Islands
Executive Regeringen The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark Government Frederiksen II Prime Minister (list) Mette Frederiksen Government Offices Ministries High Commissioner (list) Julie Præst Wilche Naalakkersuisut The Government of Greenland Government Egede II Premier (list) Múte Bourup Egede Government Offices Ministries Privy Council Council of State Queen Margrethe II
Legislature Inatsisartut Parliament of Greenland (20th National Parliament) Speaker Mimi Karlsen Members Folketinget Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark (72nd Kingdom Parliament) Speaker Søren Gade Members
Judiciary Supreme Court President Poul Søgaard High Court Courts
Elections Political parties Recent elections Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark: 2011 2015 2019 Greenlandic Parliament: 2013 2014 2018 2021 Local elections: 2017 2021 Referendums Act of Succession Self-government EEC membership Home rule Alcohol
Administrative divisions Municipalities Cities and towns Unincorporated Areas: National Park Pituffik Space Base (Pituffik)
Foreign relations Ministry of Foreign Affairs Minister: Steen Lynge Diplomatic missions of / to Greenland Nationality law Passport Visa requirements Visa policy Arctic policy of the Kingdom Greenland–European Union relations Overseas countries and territories EU-OCT Association (OCTA) Politics of the European Union Arctic policy of the EU
Related topics Arctic Command Defence Command Politics of Denmark Politics of the Faroe Islands Unitarism Self rule
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General elections were held in Greenland on 16 February 1999.^[1] Siumut remained the largest party in the Parliament, winning 11 of the 31 seats.^[2]