Politics

The inhabitants of Greenland elect a new parliament on Tuesday. Analysts are talking about the most important elections in the country's history.

Administratively speaking, Greenland belongs to Denmark, but since 1979 it has had its own parliament with 31 seats. Denmark does remain responsible for foreign affairs, justice and defence, among other things.

The elections on the world's largest island are being followed with more interest than ever since US president Donald Trump has repeated his interest in Greenland, which he already showed in his first term in office. 


Múte B. Egede, the current prime minister, is in favour of more autonomy from Denmark, but recently emphasised that the inhabitants of Greenland have no desire to become American citizens. 

Independence has become an important election theme, however: about a month before the elections, a new party was founded with independence as its main goal. The largest opposition party also expressed its preference for independence and greater cooperation with the US.

The Danish intelligence services are following the elections closely, keeping a close eye on any interference from foreign powers.

(Fausto by Tagtik/Source: Euronews, Guardian/Illustration picture: Unsplash)