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Description of government structure:
- Chief of State: Queen of Denmark MARGRETHE II *
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Kuupik KLEIST
- Assembly: Greenland (part of Denmark) has a unicameral Diet (Inatsisartut) with 31 seats.
* Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark is represented by High Commissioner Mikaela ENGELL.
Description of electoral system:
- The Queen of Denmark is hereditary N/A.
- The Prime Minister is elected by parliament.
- In the Diet (Inatsisartut) 31 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***
Population:
- Population: 57,600 (July 2009 est.)
Past elections
- Parliamentary - March 12, 2013
- Parliamentary - June 2, 2009
- Referendum - November 25, 2008
- Parliamentary - November 22, 2005
- Parliamentary - February 16, 1999
Last Updated on 01/10/2013
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