Greenland

US president Donald Trump thrust Greenland to the centre of global politics when he proposed to buy the vast, icebound island at the start of the year. With the world watching, Greenlandic voters went to the polls on March 11 2025 and delivered a landslide victory for a party that…

Donald Trump has said he thinks the US will annex Greenland, days after the country's incoming prime minister said: "We don't want to be Americans." During an Oval Office meeting with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte, the US president was asked about his hopes to annex Greenland . "I think…

After flubbing his planned doubling of tariffs on Canada, which saw Canada poised to lash back with stiff increases in the cost of energy exported from the province of Ontario to the US, US President Donald Trump is shifting his tariff focus to the European Union, but maintaining the same…

The pro-independence, center-right Demokraatit (Democrat) party won a surprise victory in Greenland's elections on Tuesday, raising questions about what it means for the future of the Danish territory. Current Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede of the left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party called the elections in February, clearly expecting voters to rally…

Greenland’s center-right Demokraatit party pulled off a surprise victory in the country’s parliamentary elections, taking Greenlandic Prime Minister Múte Egede’s party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, out of power. Independence from Denmark became a focal point of the election amid President Donald Trump’s repeated talk of the U.S. taking control. "People want change...…

A party that has sharply criticized President Donald Trump's threat to take over Greenland secured a surprise election victory Tuesday in the Danish territory, but it may have to govern with a partner with a far warmer view of the U.S. president. The center-right, pro-business Demokraatit party, which favors a…

Greenland votes in an election overshadowed by Trump's plans for the territory Greenland voters are choosing representatives in an election overshadowed by President Trump's assertions that he wants to make the Danish territory part of the U.S. Hear the latest results. National Greenland votes in an election overshadowed by Trump's…

Greenlanders went to the polls on Tuesday to elect a new government — before a world that’s taking unusual notice. In the past, few outsiders would care much how the semiautonomous territory of the kingdom of Denmark voted. But these are different times. Now there’s intense, global focus on the…

Center-Right Party Wins Most Votes in Greenland’s Elections Amid Threat of Trump TakeoverRead More

With the majority of votes counted, the opposition Demokraatit Party is considered the winner of Greenland's election, receiving nearly 30% of the votes. The world took unusual notice of Tuesday's parliamentary election after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the Arctic island...Read More