Greenland's Demokraatit wins parliamentary election amid Tru

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Greenland's Demokraatit wins parliamentary election amid Trump threat

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More than 40,000 people were eligible to cast ballots in Tuesday's vote

Thomson Reuters · March 11, 2025

EXCERPT: "Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday's closely watched parliamentary election that was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the island.

Demokraatit secured 29.9 per cent of the votes with all ballots counted, up from 9.1 per cent in 2021, ahead of the opposition Naleraq party, which favours rapid independence, at 24.5 per cent.

Since taking office in January, Trump has vowed to make Greenland — a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark — part of the United States, saying it is vital to U.S. security interests, an idea rejected by most Greenlanders. Just last week, he told the U.S. Congress that "one way or the other, we're going to get it."

The vast island, with a population of just 57,000, has been caught up in a geopolitical race for dominance in the Arctic, where melting ice caps are making its resources more accessible and opening new shipping routes. Both Russia and China have intensified military activity in the region. . . . . "

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