Shock for Trump? The Pro-Independence Party, which opposed the US President’s Annexation Plan, won a big win in the elections

The Center-Right Democratit Party has won the parliamentary elections in Greenland, which is held in the shadow of US President Donald Trump’s island.

Democratit – or Democratic Party – which is in favor of a gradual approach to Denmark for independence – in the election, secured about 30 percent of the votes in the election, according to it BBC.

Celebrating the victory, the Democratit Party leader Jens-Frederick Nielsen called it “historical results in the political history of Greenland”.

However, the vote-business Democratit is not sufficient for the party to rule the Arctic sector. Instead, the party will need to be a partner to form a coalition government.

Both Democratit and second -place party, Nalerek, favored freedom from Denmark. However, they vary the speed of change, the speed of the news agency AP Said.

Trump’s desire to control Greenland

Since assuming positions for a second term as an US President, Trump has been telling his desire to control Greenland. Earlier this month, he told a joint session of the Congress that he felt that America would get it “one way or another”.

However, Nielsen, who is a former badminton player, has been a vocal critic of Trump’s suggestion that the US can buy Greenland. During the elections on Tuesday, he told sky News He wanted the vote to “send a clear message to him (Trump) that we are not for sale.”

“We don’t want to be American. No, we do not want to be Danes. We want to become Greenlanders. And we want our freedom in future. And we want to build our country, not with his hope, ”Nielsen said.

Greenlandic newspaper Sermitsiaq An AP report quoted that 33 -year -old Nielsen was surprised by his party’s benefits. Danish Broadcasting Corporation Dr. said that Nielsen said that his party would reach all other parties to interact on the future political curriculum for Greenland, AP said.

“We didn’t expect this result of the election,” Nielsen told Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation KNR TV. “We are very happy.”

Where is Greenland?

Greenland – The world’s largest island among the Arctic and Atlantic oceans – is controlled by Denmark, about 3,000 km (1,860 mi) for about 300 years.

While Greenland controls its own domestic affairs, the foreign and defense policy in Copenhagen is decided.

Denmark, a long -time American colleague and founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. Five of the six main parties in the election are in favor of freedom from Copenhagen, but disagree with the pace with which it has to reach it.

Denmark Prime Minister Mette Frederricasen congratulated Democrat on his victory. “We are ready to work with the future government of Greenland,” Fredericseen said in a statement to Danish Public Broadcaster Dr., saying that Copenhagen “will” wait for the consequences of the conversation now. “

The initial vote was called by Greenland Prime Minister Mute Borup Aagade in February, stating that the country needs to unite during the “serious time”, contrary to anything that Greenland ever had.

Out of the population of 57,000, about 44,000 Greenlanders were eligible to cast their votes to elect a local government along with 31 MPs. Six parties were on the ballot.

The polling took place at 72 polling stations scattered in the huge island.

According to the January 1 poll commissioned by Danish newspaper Burlingke and Greenlandic Daily Sermitsiaq, while most Greenlanders support independence, they oppose Trump’s Annexation Schemes.