The winning organization leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen said in an interview with local media that “in times of large interest from outside” Greenland needs unity and announced that negotiations will be undertaken with another parties to form a coalition. The island has been under the control of Denmark for about 300 years. She manages her own interior affairs, but abroad and defence policy decisions are made in Copenhagen. Greenland benefits from Denmark's membership of the European Union and NATO. 5 of the six parties in the election advocate independency from Copenhagen, but disagree on the pace of its achievement. The Democratic organization is considered a average organization on this issue.
The second place in the election with a consequence of 24.5 percent of the votes was taken by another opposition party, Naleraq, who wants to begin the independency process immediately and strengthen relations with the US. 2 presently ruling parties, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) and Siumut, ranked 3rd and fourth, winning 21.4 and 14.7 percent respectively. More than 40,000 people from 57 000 qualified voted. As Prof. Maria Ackren of the University of Greenland says, most Greenlandians want independence, but only after re-forming in the economy, wellness care and another sectors.
The location of Greenland and its mineral resources caught the attention of president Trump, who, in his speech before legislature last week, again referred to the subject of taking over the island, claiming that the United States "needs Greenland for national security" and announcing that they would "get it".
Analysts believe that the aggressive stance of the president of the United States strengthened Greenland's negotiating position in relations with Denmark and contributed to the revival of the independency movement. A Democratic leader in an interview with Sky News said the vote was a "clear signal": Greenlandians are not "for sale" and do not want to be Americans or Danes. They want to build their own country.
According to Reuter's agency, a survey conducted in January commissioned by Danish and Greenlandese newspapers showed that 85 percent of Greenlandians do not want their homeland to become part of the US, and almost half found that Trump's interest was perceived as a threat. As Dwayne Ryan Menezes, manager of the British think tank Polar investigation and Policy Initiative, the success of the politician and Naleraq points out that many people in Greenland want independence, but they are equally curious in social issues specified as wellness care or education. Analysts say that change in power can open the way to greater U.S. influence in Greenland. Jon Rahbek- -Clemmensen, an adjunct at Royal Danish Defence College, in an interview with NBC News said that the fresh government would most likely search more investment. He added that the "great victory" of the Naleraq organization could be seen as Donald Trump's victory.
