Greenland party that favors the victory of independence in the middle of Trump’s comments on American download
Democaatit Greenland Party Democaatit withdrew a surprising victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, taking Greenland’s Party of Prime Minister Múte Egede, Inuit Ataqatigiit, outside power. Independence from Denmark became the focal point of the election in the midst of a repeated President Donald Trump Talk about now taking control.
“People want change … We want more business to finance their well-being,” Reuters said, Reuters, said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, leader of Democaatit. Outlet added that Nielsen says that Greenland does not “want tomorrow independence” and that he would rather separate from Denmark based on a “good foundation”.
The leader of Democaatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, responds during the election party at Cafe Killut in Nuuk, March 12, 2025. (Ritzau Scanpix/Mads Claus Rasmussen via Reuters)
Four of the five main parties on the ballot, including those that won first and second place, Democaatit Party and Nalerq, favored independence from Denmark, but do not agree in the pace. Greenland, whose population is approximately 57,000 people, currently acts as a semi -automatic territory of the Danish Kingdom. However, Trump’s renewed interest On the island, he caused conversations on separation from the Danish crown.
Prime Minister of Egeda, whose party failed to maintain control, said in a Facebook post to respect the outcome of the election and that the parties are ready for negotiations.
The Danish Minister of Defense Troels Lund Poulsen congratulated the Democratit foreigners and said that the Greenland future would face the “mass pressure of Trump”, according to the Associated Press, which quoted the Danish Broadcasting Corporation Dr. Poulsen allegedly added that “the future of Greenland is based on what they want the Greenland people and the government.”
The Democratit Party recorded a great increase in support, winning almost 30% of the vote compared to only 9% in 2021, according to Associated Press, which quoted the Greenland Broadcast Corporation Knr TV corporation.
Poster for Democratit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, in front of Godthaabshallen where voting takes place in connection with the Parliamentary elections in the inatsisartute in Nuuk, Greenland, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)
Grenland, Panama fiercely rejects Trump’s ambition in addressing a congress
Earlier this month, Trump presented Greenland in his address to a joint session of the Congress.
“We strongly support your right to determine your own future and, if you decide, we greet you in the United States,” Trump said, causing a laugh from the crowd. “We need Greenland for national security and even international security. We work with anyone involved to try to get it … one way or the other, we’ll get it.”
In the same address, Trump vowed to “take Greenland to heights now as you never thought it was possible before.”
The campa (Joe Radle/Getty Images)
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During a telephone call with Trump, Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederixen said Greenland must be allowed to make decisions on his own future. Prime Minister Frederixen and Egeda also told President Trump that “Greenland was not for sale,” Axios reported at the time.
In December 2024, then President Trump touched Ken Howery as an American ambassador to Denmark. Trump is in a post about a true social announcement, announcing that “the United States of America consider that Greenland’s property and control is an absolute need.”
President Trump also watched Grenland during his first term, causing friction between himself and Prime Minister Frederixen. In 2019, after a Danish leader called the idea of buying Greenland “absurd”, President Trump suddenly canceled his trip to Denmark for “nasty” commentary.
