Editing Nuuk (section)

== Government ==
As the capital of Greenland, Nuuk is the administrative center of the country, containing all of the important government buildings and institutions. The public sector bodies are also the town's largest employer.<ref name="dsd" />

As of January 2021, the mayor of Nuuk is Charlotte Ludvigsen. She replaced former mayor [[Asii Chemnitz Narup]] in 2019 following a social media scandal involving posts criticizing her party. Like Narup, Ludvigsen is a member of the [[Inuit Ataqatigiit]] party.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.arctictoday.com/facebook-faux-pas-fells-popular-nuuk-mayor/ |title=Facebook faux pas fells popular Nuuk mayor |date=12 June 2019 |publisher=Arctic Today |access-date=10 January 2020 |archive-date=13 June 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190613050154/https://www.arctictoday.com/facebook-faux-pas-fells-popular-nuuk-mayor/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Greenland's [[Parliament of Greenland|self-government parliament]], the Inatsisartut, is in Nuuk. It has 31 seats and its members are elected by popular vote on the basis of [[proportional representation]] to serve four-year terms.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://en.inatsisartut.gl/members-of-inatsisartut.aspx |title=Members of Inatsisartut |publisher=Inatsisartut |access-date=21 December 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125444/http://en.inatsisartut.gl/members-of-inatsisartut.aspx |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> All of Greenland's major political parties have their headquarters in Nuuk, including the Inuit Ataqatigiit, [[Siumut]], [[Democrats (Greenland)|Democrats]], [[Atassut]], [[Association of Candidates]] and the [[Women's Party (Greenland)|Women's Party]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gl/publ/en/SA/201001/contents/Political%20Parties.htm |title=Political parties in Greenland |publisher=Statistics Greenland |access-date=21 December 2015 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001090821/http://www.stat.gl/publ/en/SA/201001/contents/Political%20Parties.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== KANUKOKA ===
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KANUKOKA ({{langx|kl|Kalaallit Nunaanni Kommunit Kattuffiat}}) was based in Nuuk. It was an association of Greenland's municipalities, led by Enok Sandgreen.<ref name="reform">{{cite news |url=http://sermitsiaq.gl/leder/article118782.ece |title=Sermitsiaq mener: Hvem ka'? Kanukoka! |work=[[Sermitsiaq (newspaper)|Sermitsiaq]] | date=20 May 2010 |language=da |access-date=9 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100523042614/http://sermitsiaq.gl/leder/article118782.ece |archive-date=23 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The aim of the organisation was to facilitate cooperation among all five municipalities of Greenland: [[Avannaata]], [[Kujalleq]], [[Qeqertalik]], [[Qeqqata]], and Sermersooq. However, Sermersooq and Qeqertalik both withdrew and KANUKOKA was dissolved as of Tuesday, 31 July 2018.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/kanukoka-juulip-31-ani-atorunnaartussanngortoq |title=KANUKOKA juulip 31-ani atorunnaartussanngortoq |publisher=Kalaallit Nunaata Radioa |access-date=20 February 2018 |archive-date=20 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220151924/https://knr.gl/kl/nutaarsiassat/kanukoka-juulip-31-ani-atorunnaartussanngortoq |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=KANUKOKA har drejet nøglen helt om |url=https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/kanukoka-har-drejet-n%C3%B8glen-helt-om |access-date=2022-09-27 |website=KNR |language=da |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407221552/https://knr.gl/da/nyheder/kanukoka-har-drejet-n%C3%B8glen-helt-om |url-status=live }}</ref> The organisation ran the municipal elections every four years, with the last election taking place in 2016. All municipal authorities in Greenland were members of the organisation until its 2018 dissolution.<ref name="about">{{cite web |url=http://www.kanukoka.gl/da/om_kanukoka/fakta_om_kanukoka/hvad_er_kanukoka |publisher=KANUKOKA, Official Website |language=da |title=Hvad er KANUKOKA? |access-date=9 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721034806/http://www.kanukoka.gl/da/om_kanukoka/fakta_om_kanukoka/hvad_er_kanukoka |archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref> The association was overseen by [[Maliina Abelsen]], the Minister for Social Affairs in the Government of Greenland.<ref name="reform" /><ref>{{cite web |url=http://uk.nanoq.gl/emner/government/departments/ministry_of_social_affairs/minister.aspx |publisher=Government of Greenland |title=Minister for Social Affairs |access-date=9 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728092340/http://uk.nanoq.gl/emner/government/departments/ministry_of_social_affairs/minister.aspx |archive-date=28 July 2011}}</ref>