Inatsisartut member Erik Jensen is now questioning whether Siumut should continue to be part of naalakkersuisut.
The Democrats went to the polls to abolish mandatory pension savings. But now that they are at the helm of the Greenlanders’ government, it is uncertain whether this is a promise they will fulfill. This is evident from a response from the Greenlanders’ government to Naleraq’s Pele Broberg, who sits in the Greenlanders’ government.
And this has created dissatisfaction among the government partner. According to Inatsisartut member Erik Jensen (S), who resigned as chairman of Siumut after the election defeat in March, it is a mockery of the voters that Demokraatit is now going back on their election promises.
– When you first make it an election issue and promise something, and then afterwards say that it won’t come to fruition, it’s not just a small thing. It also comes across as a mockery of the voters, says Erik Jensen to KNR.
Leading on false grounds
The message was otherwise clear from Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who is now chairman of both Demokraatit and naalakkersuisut, during the election campaign:
– We will stop forced pension savings.
But according to Erik Jensen, that kind of election talk was just empty talk with no basis in reality and, most of all, something that was supposed to sound good to the voters. He criticizes that Demokraatit has won on false premises.
– When you campaign on what people want to hear, but without any real basis, and then end up getting the chairmanship, we think that’s a big problem. We think it should be mentioned that he has become leader on a false basis towards the voters, says Erik Jensen.
Still part of the government?
Because if you ask Erik Jensen, the biggest reason why Demokraatit came to power was precisely their promise to voters to abolish mandatory pension savings.
If it were up to him, Siumut should discuss whether the party should continue to be a part of the coalition if the promise is not kept.
– Therefore, we at Siumut have to assess whether it should really continue like this, or what consequences it should have, says Erik Jensen.
The Chairman of the Greenlandic Parliament, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, does not recognize the criticism that Erik Jensen is making. KNR will publish the interview with Jens-Frederik Nielsen later.