The Danish government breathes a sigh of relief after the election on Greenland. The majority of voters on the island want to move slowly towards independence – but now the relationship between Denmark and Greenland must take on a new form.
World politicsThe opposition party Democrats (The Democrats) are making a sensation and become the largest party in Greenland's parliamentary election. The old government parties have received a slap in the face – but how a new government will look like is uncertain.
WorldThe President of the USA, Donald Trump, was on everyone's lips when the Greenlanders gathered for an election night party in Copenhagen. It makes me furious. You cannot buy a people, says student Hans Lars Jensen.
World politicsUSA, China and Russia. All of them have shown interest in Greenland. Trump frankly wants to lay his hands on the Danish island that has been fighting for independence for years.
WorldNow Greenland's inhabitants are going to the polls. Many want independence from Denmark, but the political parties have differing opinions on the way forward. The mainstream perspective is that Greenland is "open for business, not for sale", says Ulrik Pram Gad at the Danish Institute for International Studies.
WorldGreenland's upcoming parliamentary election has received significant attention, not only for the domestic issues of independence, but also for Greenland's role in global geopolitics.
World politicsThe President of the USA, Donald Trump, is pushing on with rhetoric about annexing Greenland from Denmark – the day before the parliamentary election is held on the island. Disrespectful, counters Greenland's Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede.
World politicsEurope is to arm itself at record speed. Then it is important not to make oneself dependent on military technology from the USA – according to the Americans' European competitor Airbus.
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