At stake in this election:

• The 31 seats in the Parliament (Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut)

Description of government structure:

• Chief of State: Queen of Denmark MARGRETHE II *
• Head of Government: Prime Minister Kuupik KLEIST
• Assembly: Greenland has a unicameral Parliament (Kalaallit Nunaanni 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.
• Prime Minister is elected by parliament to serve a 4-year term.
• In the Parliament (Kalaallit Nunaanni Inatsisartut) 31 members are elected by open list proportional representation in multi-member constituencies to serve 4-year terms.***

*** Votes are tabulated using the d’Hondt method.

Main parties in the electoral race:

• Party: Community of the People / Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA)
  • Leader: Kuupik KLEIST
• Party: Forward / Siumut
  • Leader: Aleqa HAMMOND
• Party: Democrats / Demokraatit
  • Leader: Jens B. FREDERIKSEN
• Party: Solidarity / Atassut
  • Leader: Finn KARLSEN
• Party: Assosciation of Candidates / Kattusseqatigiit Partiiat
  • Leader: Anthon FREDERIKSEN
• Party: People's Party / Partii Inuit
  • Leader: Nikku OLSEN

Population and number of registered voters:

• Population: 57,695 (July 2012 est.)
• Registered Voters: 40,588 (March 2013 )