The Times called the Greenland election results disappointing for Trump.

The victory of the Greenlandic Democrats party, which advocates the gradual independence of the island, in the parliamentary elections showed that the locals do not want Greenland to join the United States, as American leader Donald Trump wants. The British newspaper The Times wrote about this on March 12.

The elections to the Parliament of Greenland were held on March 11. The Democrats won 29.9% of the vote, which turned out to be more than 9% higher than in 2021. The second place with 24.5% was taken by the Nalerak party, which also advocates the independence of the island.

The Inuit Atakatigiit, who took first place in the last election, dropped to third place for the first time since 2005. The publication noted that the defeat of the long-dominant party came as a surprise.

"The results mean that many Greenlanders prefer a slow and steady separation from Denmark and do not share it...> Trump's desire for the world's largest island <...> to become part of the United States," the article says.

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Earlier, on March 10, the head of the government of Greenland, Mute Egede, said that he did not rule out independence for the island. At the same time, he stressed that any options for the future of this territory involve participation in the alliance of Western countries.

On January 25, the Financial Times reported that Trump, during a telephone conversation with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, insisted on acquiring Greenland. It was clarified that the US president was aggressive and determined for conflict. On January 27, it became known that Denmark, in connection with Trump's interest in gaining control of Greenland, would spend 14.5 billion Danish crowns ($2.05 billion) to strengthen its military presence in the Arctic.