The opposition Democrats party, which seeks Greenland’s independence, is leading in the parliamentary elections with 29.9% of the vote after counting about 29,000 out of 40,300 votes, according to official data on the island’s CEC website.
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The Central Election Commission of Greenland reported that after counting 28.6 thousand votes, the Democrats party wins the election, gaining 29.9% of the vote. According to the Danish broadcasting company DR, the “Democrats” are known for their desire for independence of the island.
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The party of the current Prime Minister of Greenland, Inuit Atakatigiit, is gaining 21.4% of the vote. In the last parliamentary elections on the island in 2021, this party won 12 out of 31 seats, subsequently forming a government coalition with the Siumit party.
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The Simuit party gets 14.7% of the vote, the Nalerak party gets 24.5%, and the Atassut party — 7.3%.
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Parliamentary elections were held in Greenland on Tuesday, after which a new composition of deputies may decide whether to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark. This issue began to be raised after statements by US President Donald Trump about his desire to annex the island to the United States. No political party in Greenland, as well as the vast majority of the population, supports joining the United States. On the contrary, all politicians advocate strict independence from both Denmark and the United States.
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Greenland was a colony of Denmark until 1953. It remains part of the kingdom, but in 2009 it gained autonomy with the possibility of self-government and independent choice in domestic politics.
