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Rare earth mining was expected to be a key issue in the elections, with the Kvanefjeld deposit in the south of the island being subject to public hearings and party campaigning. [6] [7] The metals found in Greenland are used to manufacture components in, for example, wind turbines and electric vehicles. The process is polluting but the ...
Independence will be the most important issue of the election. [2] The government declared in February 2024 that independence is its goal. [3] At a press conference in early 2025, pro-independence prime minister Múte Bourup Egede said that "work has already begun on creating the framework for Greenland as an independent state" and apparently hinted that an independence referendum could take ...
Politics of Greenland Constitution Constitution Act of Succession Freedom of Speech and the Press Taxation The Crown Monarch King Frederik X Privy Council Purveyors to the Royal Court Realm Kingdom of Denmark (The unity of the Realm) Greenland Denmark Faroe Islands Executive Regeringen The Government of the Kingdom of Denmark Government Frederiksen II Prime Minister (list) Mette Frederiksen ...
Greenland's present population are predominantly Inuit descended from the Thule people who migrated from the North American mainland in the 13th century AD, gradually colonizing the island. The Danish claim to the island stems from Norse settlement of southern Greenland which lasted from the 980s until the early 15th century.
General elections were held in Greenland on 4 April 1979, [1] the first election to the new Parliament after the introduction of home rule.The result was a victory for the separatist and left wing Siumut, which won 13 of the 21 seats in the Parliament, over the unionist and moderate Atassut. [2]
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but it won't become a U.S. state, Denmark's foreign minister said on Wednesday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump ...
6 April – The 2021 Greenlandic general election is won by Inuit Ataqatigiit. [1] [2] [3] 6 April – 2021 Greenlandic local elections. [4] 10 June – The Solar eclipse of June 10, 2021 is seen as an annular eclipse in parts of Russia, Canada and Greenland. [5] 28–29 August – 2021 Arctic X-Prix in Kangerlussuaq. [6]
A combination of Danish pride and the inclusion of the Indigenous community of Greenland in decision-making, after decades of neglect, make this different from 1867 with Alaska, or even the World ...