NUUK: Greenland began voting on Tuesday in legislative elections which could yield a timeline for independence for the Danish self-governing territory coveted by US President Donald Trump. Trump, determined to get his hands on the vast Arctic island "one way or the other", tried until the last minute to influence the election, sparking astonishment, rejection, and, to a small degree, enthusiasm among the 57,000 Greenlanders, most of whom favour independence.
"Our country is in the eye of the storm," Greenland's outgoing Prime Minister Mute Egede, head of the left green party Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), said in a video posted to Facebook just hours before the vote. "The international community is watching us closely, and we have recently seen how much they are trying to influence our country," he said.
The lead-up of the election to choose the 31-seat parliament, the Inatsisartut, was mostly marked by a debate on issues such as healthcare, education, and future ties with Denmark, which still controls foreign, defence and monetary policy. — AFP
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