wGreenland politician Aaja Chemnitz Larsen said it involved issues on the table – schools, health care, independence – “not that great.” However, this is probably the most important in the history of the Arctic Island.
Members of Inuit Ataqatigiit of the Danish Parliament said that what sets this election apart from other elections is that it is a global focus. “What we’re seeing is influence from the United States, Denmark and elsewhere, which is different from other elections.”
Donald Trump told Congress laughed last week that Donald Trump’s focus was “one way or another,” which means that the United States – the result, the world – is watching the elections in Greenland. Denmark ruled its current autonomous territory as a colony until 1953 and continued to control its foreign and security policies, and he was also attracting unprecedented attention for fear of losing a key part of its kingdom.
Even before Trump’s inauguration in January, he was actively promoting a re-version of Greenland’s first idea – his administration saw it as a valuable asset to its strategic geographical location and a large amount of natural resources – this time a threat to military operations if Denmark does not comply. It was after his son Donald Trump Jr’s private visit to the capital Nuuk, despite a private trip on social media broadcasting around the world.
Among voters with few voters, analysts are reluctant to predict whether Greenland Prime Minister Múte Egge’s alliance will remain in power. Greenland’s largest opposition party, Naleraq, has been attracting attention for its independence and openness to cooperate with the United States.
Chemnitz Larsen said society felt more divided in this election, and it was the first time that politicians were safe with them while they were running. The documentary by Danish broadcaster DR also has public outrage, which won up to 400 billion Danish kroner (£4.5 billion) in Danish (Greenlandic cigar mines between 1854 and 1987). Some critics claim that the amount is unreasonable because it does not include the cost, but creates an example due to the documentary because it is a model. According to Greenland newspaper poll Sermitsiaq,,,,, More than a third of voters said their findings would affect their votes.
This is beyond other revelations to the alleged abuse of Greenlanders in Denmark. These include an IUD scandal, where 4,500 women and girls were allegedly contraceptive without knowledge or consent between 1966 and 1970. The Danish government recently rejected the controversial “parenting competence” tests in Greenland families, which led to the separation of many Inuit children from their parents.
The voting public is only 40,000, and Greenland’s total population is 57,000 – with a small profit.
Unlike Copenhagen’s reaction, Copenhagen is in crisis mode for the obvious threat to Trump, and many of Trump’s interest in Greenland are confused and hope to use it to make better deals with Denmark or get faster paths to independence.
Rasmus Leander Nielsen, head of the Center for Foreign and Security Policy at the University of Greenland, said it was an election for everyday politics and was related to Trump’s geopolitical issues. “You have two narratives that are a little conflicting.”
He added: “We see different dynamics moving in different directions, but what it will happen will be very unpredictable.”
He is convinced that Greenland is unlikely to achieve independence in the next four years, despite a referendum on independence likely in the next election cycle. “It could take a decade or more,” he said, like Brexit, even if Greenland voted in favor of the referendum, lengthy discussions and negotiations would still be required.
He believes that Greenland will try to renegotiate its relationship with Denmark in the Kingdom, more likely. “Now, with tensions rising, Greenland has pretty good cards in hand to suggest that they need to do something different than the status quo.”
Greenland politician Aki-Matilda Høegh-dam said that time is crucial when Greenland’s voice is on the global stage, and she believes it will no longer wait for Greenland to make up her mind on independence. “I hope people can vote for people with foreign policy as good people because in the main outside interests, that’s more important,” said Høegh-dam, of the social democratic party party she represented in the Danish parliament.
She said there was unprecedented interest outside Greenland. “We have never seen so many international media interested in participating in our campaign.”
The business community also has great foreign interest.
Drew Horn, a member of Trump’s first administration, said “there are billions of dollars” about to invest in Greenmet, a Washington, D.C.-based mineral investment firm.
Trump’s former Arctic Commissioner Tom Dans said that while there is no “fast” to be made – mining is a long-term business, he said, “an exciting time” for Greenland. “In the true sense, this is indeed a boundary,” he said.
“We talk about outer space and travel to Mars, and then when you realize Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City or aggressive, it gets fun.”
