Candidates warm up for election day: Every vote counts

A good atmosphere and high spirits characterize the party hall in Inatsisartut in the hours leading up to election day.

Siumut is warming up for election day and the very last hours of the election campaign for the 2026 general election.
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On Tuesday morning, a large number of politicians warm up with breakfast at the party hall in Inatsisartut before heading to the polling station in Nuuk at Godthåbhallen.

Sermitsiaq's dispatches report from the party hall about a good atmosphere and high spirits on election day, where many of the parliamentary candidates have chosen to start their day.

A long election day awaits them, and then they will probably have to follow the vote counting at their respective parties' election parties.

A number of politicians have also gathered at Inuit Ataqatigiit to prepare for election day.

At Siumut, chairwoman Aleqa Hammond gives a short speech to the party's candidates:

- You have spent a lot of energy in the election campaign. An important day has come. You must meet the voters and welcome them warmly, because there are still many who have doubts about who they should vote for, says Aleqa Hammond.

At Naleraq, parliamentary candidate Qarsoq Høegh-Dam says that he will also be at Godthåbhallen - probably all day, because every single vote counts and is important.

Qarsoq Høegh-Dam gives an example of the recent election for Inatsisartut, where there was a tie between the two Naleraq politicians Gerth Mikaelsen and Juno Berthelsen, who each received 95 votes.

The color orange is filling Naleraq.

A little before 9 a.m., the politicians set off towards Godthåbhallen, and several drivers honk and honk at the politicians.

There is a chilly wind, so the politicians must be well dressed to withstand the cold when they try to convince the last voters during the day.

Naleraq on its way to Godthåbhallen.