Separatist intentions –Under the elongated shadow of Donald Trump– They have marked the electoral campaign in Greenland, which votes today in their regional elections if you want to continue being part of Denmark as autonomous territory.
Independence has been a recurring theme in the elections of Greenland for several decades, and especially since 2009 when a new statute of autonomy that recognizes the right of self -determination of the island.
Polls on independence in Greenland
According to the latest surveys, 85% of Greenlandes do not want to be part of the US, although most are in favor of independence Because it considers that it is a historical opportunity to free itself from the Danish dominance. Some polls that indicate as the winner the Socialist Party Inuit Ataqatigiit (AI) of Múte B. Egede, with 31% of the votes, ahead of the social democrat siumut, with 21.9%. And what worries the most is that there would be a 30% undecided.
Those who are in favor of maintaining the links with Denmark have been losing strength on the island and even several games have changed position. In the Greenlandic Parliament practically all political forces are in favor of Danish independence, they only differ in times and in the way of carrying it.
Greenland’s government response to Donald Trump
The president of the United States -donald Trump- wants to take the largest island in the world, although most of the matches that are presented to the elections ask for their own independence.
Greenlandic prime minister has asked the president of the United States to treat his people “with respect” and not generate more uncertainty. It is the response to Trump’s intentions to invest “billion dollars” to make the Greenlands rich. “We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be Americans, we will be Greenlandes. And, of course, it is the Greenlandic people who will determine their future, Múte B. Egede has come to say.
The truth is that the Arctic Island –of almost 57,000 inhabitants distributed in just over 2 million square kilometers– It depends economically in much of Denmark, which contributes up to 40% of the total income.
