Democrats (Greenland)

Established in 2002, the party won five seats in the elections that year. It increased its seat total to seven in the 2005 elections, but was excluded from power by a so-called "Northern Lights Coalition" of Siumut, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Atassut.^[9] Its number of seats decreased to four in the 2009 elections; however, it entered a government coalition with Inuit Ataqatigiit and the Association of Candidates, removing the formerly dominant Siumut from power for the first time in its history.^[2]

In the 2013 elections, the party won only two seats, but gained two more seats at the 2014 elections. In the 2018 elections, the party gained an additional two seats. It shrank to three in the 2021 elections.^{[citation needed]}

The party had its best election results in the 2025 elections, when it became Greenland's largest party for the first time, more than tripling their seats.^[10] and Nielsen received 4,850 personal votes. Incumbent Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede received 3,276 votes.^[11]

Shortly before Vice President of the United States JD Vance and his wife Usha arrived to visit the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland on 29 March 2025, a four-party coalition government was announced by Nielsen.^[10][12]

In 2020, Jens-Frederik Nielsen was elected to succeed Niels Thomsen as chair of the party.^[13][10] He was reelected to the role in March 2024,^[13] and became prime minister of Greenland in March 2025.^[10]

The party supports a more gradual process of gaining independence from Denmark compared to Naleraq, Inuit Ataqatigiit and Siumut, not wanting to pursue full independence until Greenland is self sufficient.^[14][15]

The party has opposed US President Donald Trump's threats to invade Greenland.^[10]