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Greenland’s center-right Demokraatit party pulled off a surprise victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, taking Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede’s party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, out of power. Independence from Denmark became a focal point of the election amid President Donald Trump’s repeated talk of the U.S. taking control.
“People want change… We want more business to finance our welfare,” said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit’s leader, according to Reuters. The outlet added that Nielsen said Greenland does not “want independence tomorrow” and would prefer separation from Denmark be based on a “good foundation.”
Demokraatit leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen reacts during the election party at cafe Killut in Nuuk, Greenland, on Wednesday. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via Reuters)
GREENLAND’S OPPOSITION PARTY PUSHES CLOSER US TIES, INDEPENDENCE FROM DENMARK AS TRUMP PLAYS BIG IN ELECTION
Four of the five main parties on the ballot, including the ones that won first and second place, Demokraatit Party and Naleraq, favor independence from Denmark, but disagree on the pace. Greenland, whose population is approximately 57,000 people, currently operates as a semi-autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. However, Trump’s renewed interest in the island sparked conversations about breaking away from the Danish crown.
Prime Minister Egede, whose party failed to maintain control, said in a Facebook post that he respects the outcome of the election and that the parties are ready for negotiations.
Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen congratulated the Demokraatit Party and said the Greenlandic future would face “massive pressure” from Trump, according to The Associated Press, which cited Danish Broadcasting Corporation DR. Poulsen reportedly added that “the future of Greenland is based on what the Greenlandic people and government want.”
The Demokraatit Party saw a major increase in support, winning nearly 30% of the vote compared to just 9% in 2021, according to The Associated Press, which cited Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation KNR TV.
Poster for Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in front of Godthaabshallen, where voting takes place in connection with the parliamentary election to Inatsisartut in Nuuk, Greenland, on Tuesday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
GREENLAND, PANAMA FIERCELY REJECT TRUMP’S AMBITIONS IN ADDRESS TO CONGRESS
Earlier this month, Trump brought up Greenland in his address to a joint session of Congress.
“We strongly support your right to determine your own future, and, if you choose, we welcome you into the United States of America,” Trump said, eliciting laughter from the crowd. “We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it… One way or the other, we’re going to get it.”
In the same address, Trump vowed that the U.S. would “take Greenland to heights like you have never thought possible before.”
Campaign posters hang outside the polling station ahead of Tuesday’s general election in Ilulissat, Greenland, on Monday. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
