Greenland Heads of Polls as Trump Territory

The Greenland residents headed by the polls on Tuesday a vote that last few years have little attention outdoors outside of attention outside.

US Donald Trump’s repeated interest in Greenland’s claim stimulates the internal surface and stirs long-term debate on the future of Copenhagen island.

“There is no spotlight like this in Greenland before,” as Naaja Bianco, an expert Danish-Greenlandic policy in Arctic.

Greenland is controlled by Denmark – almost 3,000km (1,860 miles) away – for about 300 years. It governs its own domestic activities, but defense and defense decisions are made of Copenhagen.

Today, five of the six-party ballot in favor of Greenland freedom from Denmark, varying only how quickly happen.

The independence debate “placed on steroids through Trump”, says the Masana Edede, Newspaper editor in Greenland Sermitiaq.

The island’s strategic location and unexplored mineral resources get the US president’s eye. He first floated the idea of ​​buying Greenland in his first term in 2019.

Since retrieving the office again in January, he repeated his intention to acquire territory. Leaders in Greenland and Denmark have always changed his demands.

Talking the US Congress last week, however, Trump has doubled. “We need Greenland for National Security. One way or the other we can get it,” he said, that prompts applause and laughter from vice-president JD Vancance.

In the past, his words struck a nerves of politicians who quickly ruled them. “We should be treated with respect and I do not think that American president has previously been done since he took office,” Prime Minister Ehede said.

However US interests attracted calls for Greenland to get rid of Denmark, with a lot of debate that independently begins.

The purpose of the liberty of Greenland is not new, Nauja Bianco points, and has become decades of production.

A string of revelations about the past mistreatment of insuit people injured in the public opinion of Denmark. Last year, PM Ehedee said the territory should set himself from “shackles of colonialism”.

But this is the first time the subject gets the stage at the center of an election.

Inuit ataqatigiit (IA), the Party of the Prime Minister Mute Egedee, favored slow steps to autonomy. “Citizens should feel safe,” he told local media.

Arctic Martin Breum said Epede’s management of the challenge from Trump and strong words against previous evil evils “.

Small opponents can also get land and can shake alliances.

Opposition Party Naleraq wants to save divorce management from Copenhagen and have a closer deal with Washington defense.

Teaches to leave the EU in Greenland, the party leader Pele Broberg said Greenland becomes “from the Kingdom of Danish for three years”.

Naleaerq has taken the largest candidates and earns a momentum by riding the wave without Denmark.

“Naleraq is also a larger cause for Parliament,” Propheted Mr Breum, saying that TV party candidates and social media are good.

However, the center-right Demokraatit Party believes it is easy to push for independence.

“The economy should be stronger than the present,” the party candidate Justus Hansen tells Reuter.

The economy of Greenland is inspired by fishing, and government spending depends on the annual subsidy from Denmark.

Talk to Trump and Independence around other important issues for voters, says the Newspaper Editor mayaana Minaana EgeDee.

“This is an election where we should talk about health care, take care of older and social problems. Almost all about freedom.”

According to new polls, almost 80% of the greenlanders back the transitions to the future.

About 44,000 people are worthy to vote, and give low numbers and some polls, the results are difficult to consider.

Although most greenlanders favor freedom, A survey is displayed That half is less enthusiastic about independence if it means lower living patterns.

A poll is found 85% of greenlanders do not want to be a part of the United States, and almost half can see Trump’s interest as a threat.

A fear of some greenlanders, said Shedee, how long the Arctic Island could stay from Denmark only with a country “standing on our beaches and starting our beaches”.

Experts say this is anxiety that can steal votes to maintain status quo.

Although the right of selfland self determination is selected by the law of 2009 self-rule, there are many steps to obtain in Denmark, including a referendum.

It means to get the perfect freedom to get “about 10 to 15 years,” Kaj Kleist, a Veteran Greenlandic politician and civil servant preparing to prepare self-deployment.

“There are many preparations and negotiations with the Danish government before you can do that reality,” he added.

Whatever the election result, experts do not believe in Greenland will be independent before Trump’s second term in 2028.

Expect results at early hours on Wednesday.