Greenland’s center-right Demokraatit party won Tuesday’s election, positioning the new government to navigate President Donald Trump’s ongoing interest in acquiring the strategically vital Arctic territory.
The Demokraatit, which advocate a gradual approach to independence from Denmark, secured over 30% of the vote, while Prime Minister Múte Egede’s pro-independence Inuit Ataqatigiit party garnered just over 21%. Most parties on the ballot favor eventual independence.
Trump, who has long expressed interest in Greenland, reaffirmed his desire for U.S. control of the island during a recent joint address to Congress but has not outlined specifics. The U.S. already operates a military base in Greenland under a 1951 agreement with Denmark.
Egede has firmly rejected Trump’s ambitions, stating that Greenland is “not for sale” and that its people do not wish to become part of the U.S. or remain under Danish rule indefinitely.
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