Voting across world’s largest island keeps Greenlanders on slow path to independence
Public school pupils are seen inside their classrooms next to the large icebergs in the city of Ilulissat, Greenland, Feb. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti) Relatives of Salik and Malu Schmidt gather to celebrate their wedding at their house in Nuuk, Greenland, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Greenland votes for pro-business, independence parties as Trump interest looms
Greenland's pro-business Demokraatit Party has surged to victory pushing economic reforms to the political foreground after an election dominated by independence and U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the mineral-rich island.
Trump looms over Greenland’s election, but voters have other concerns
Greenlanders will cast their votes in what has to be the most closely watched election this island has ever held, as Trump asserts again and again that he wants the U.S. to take over.
With Trump and independence on their minds, Greenlanders vote in parliamentary elections
The polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as President Donald Trump seeks control of the strategic Arctic island.
Greenland's independence gradualists win election amid Trump control pledge
Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won a parliamentary election that was dominated by Trump's pledge to take control of the island.
'We want to be Greenlanders': Slow independence party wins vote, but pro-US party gains
President Donald Trump says he will 'get' Greenland. Election results show the island's residents are in no hurry to give it up.
Center-right party wins most votes in Greenland's parliamentary election as Trump seeks control
The center-right Demokraatit Party has won the most votes in Greenland elections in a surprise result for an election held in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island “one way or the other.
Pro-Business Opposition Party Leads Greenland Election
Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party held a clear lead after most votes were counted in Tuesday's closely watched parliamentary election, in a vote dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control over the island.
Greenland chooses pro-business, independence parties in potential boost for Trump
The Demokraatit Party's victory could boost Trump's attempts to tap the island's mineral wealth, though their leader said his interest in acquiring Greenland is "a threat to our political independence.
Greenland to Kick Off Coalition Talks After Voters Snub Trump
Greenland is set to start talks on building a coalition after voters backed a slower path to independence, spurning US President Donald Trump’s approaches.
Greenland elections produce upset as party favoring gradual independence from Denmark wins
Greenland parliamentary elections produced an upset win by a party favoring gradual independence from Denmark. President ...
Greenland election winners slam Trump’s takeover plans: ‘We don’t want to be Americans’
The center-right Demokraatit party won the most votes in Greenland’s election, and the party’s leader rejected Donald Trump’s ...
Pro-independence liberal party wins upset in Greenland elections
A liberal party critical of Trump won the highest share of the vote in Greenland's election, with no major parties favoring a U.S. acquisition.
Polls close in Greenland's capital for parliamentary election as Trump seeks control
The polling station in Greenland’s capital closed Tuesday in a parliamentary election that will determine the leaders who ...
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With Trump and independence on their minds, Greenlanders pick a new parliament
NUUK, Greenland — A much bigger audience than usual awaited the early parliamentary elections here Tuesday as President ...