The victory in the parliamentary elections in Greenland, over which the US President Donald Trump threatens to “establish control”, was won by the Democrats party (Demokraatit; dates. Demokraterne).
According to CNN, according to the results of the Voting, the Opposition Party “Democrats” was supported by the support of 29.9 percent of voters and received the majority in the legislative body.
Party “Nalarrak” (“Landmark”), which advocated a faster independence from Denmark, gained 24.5 percent of the vote. The ruling party “Inuut Atacatigiite” (“People’s Community”), led by the current Prime Minister Mut Egeda received 21 percent of votes.
All political formations in Greenland, the Autonomous region of Denmark, agree that the island should become independent, but are in opinion to the pace of implementation of the corresponding process.
Although the calls for independence have been sounding on the island for several decades, after the general elections the topic of holding a referendum on independence from Denmark is more relevant.
Trump’s plan for Greenland
US President Trump on December 23, 2024, in his account on the social network, Truth repeated the rhetoric that Greenland should be under state control. Possession and control over the island is an “absolute need”, wrote the head of the American state.
Prime Minister of Greenland Muta Burup Egede rejected the idea of turning an island into the US state, saying that the country is “not for sale.”
“Greenland we need to ensure national and even international security. I think that one way or another we will get it. We will receive it and ensure your safety,” Trump said again, speaking in Congress on March 5.
“We do not want to be either Americans or the Danes, we are the Calallites [Greenlanders]. The Americans and their leader should understand this,” Egeda said in response.