Greenland, Democratic Party triumphs in elections - Pro-independence "gradual" opposition wins 30% of votes
The center-right pro-independence Greenlandic Democratic Party won the majority of the vote with almost 30% in the parliamentary elections, achieving a surprising result. It was followed by the Naleraq party, with about 25%.
The United Inuit Party came in third with over 21%, while the left-wing Siumut party came in fourth with nearly 15% of the vote.
The Democrats' victory over the parties that have governed the territory for years shows that many in Greenland care equally about healthcare, education, cultural heritage and other social policies.
Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede in February called early elections, saying the country needed to be united during a "difficult period".
US President Donald Trump has openly expressed his desire to control Greenland, telling a joint session of Congress last week that he thought the US would achieve it "one way or another".
The island, a self-governing region of Denmark, lies on strategic air and sea routes in the North Atlantic and has rich deposits of rare minerals, needed to produce everything from mobile phones to renewable energy technology.
Egede's United Inuit Party was widely expected to win the election, followed by Siumut, two parties that had dominated Greenlandic politics in recent years.
The island of 56,000 people has been paving the way for independence since at least 2009, and the 31 elected lawmakers will shape the island's future by debating whether the time has come to be independent.
Four of the five main parties in the race called for independence, but disagreed on the timing and manner. The Naleraq party is more aggressively pro-independence, while the Democrats favor a more moderate pace of change.
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