Greenland’s Pro Independence Party Won Election = Soon will become Independent from Denmark to join Trump’s “Greater America” in a matter of time… And Canada Next?

President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for Greenland to join the United States loomed large over the nation’s parliamentary election on Tuesday.

The “We Want America To Annex Us” Party just won Greenland’s election… LMAO

Greenland’s independence gradualists win election amid Trump control pledge

• Independence the key campaign theme after Trump interest
• Trump says Greenland vital to US security, wants control
• Naleraq party comes second, aims for secession deal with Denmark

“People want change … We want more business to finance our welfare,” said Jens-Frederik Nielsen, Demokraatit’s leader and a former minister of industry and minerals.

Chairman of Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, during the election party at Demokraatit by cafe Killut in Nuuk, early Wednesday, March 12, 2025.

Greenland’s pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday’s parliamentary election that was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge to take control of the island.

Demokraatit secured 29.9% of the votes with all ballots counted, up from 9.1% in 2021, ahead of the opposition Naleraq party, which favours rapid independence, at 24.5%. The ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit party and its partner Siumut, which also seek a slow path towards independence, won a combined 36% of votes, down from 66.1% in 2021.

The center-right Demokraatit Party has pushed back against Trump’s rhetoric, saying it is for Greenlanders to decide the future of the strategically important territory, which holds large reserves of the rare earth minerals needed to make everything from mobile phones to renewable energy technology. The Arctic island is also home to a U.S. air base and straddles strategic air and sea routes in the North Atlantic.

The result should send a clear message to Trump that Greenland is about to join the United States, as an independent Greenland means it’s a lot easier for the world’s largest island with only 56,000 inhabitants to join United States. Mathematically, it really doesn’t cost much to buy them outright.

Moving toward independence from Denmark

Greenland was colonized 300 years ago by Denmark and has been its territory since 1953. It gained some autonomy in 1979 when its first parliament was formed, but Copenhagen still controls foreign affairs, defence and monetary policy and provides just under $1 billion a year to the economy.

While a break from Denmark wasn’t on the ballot, but it was on everyone’s mind. The island of 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009, and the 31 lawmakers elected will shape the island’s future as it debates whether the time has come to declare independence.

Early on, the election campaign focused on the anger and frustration aimed at historical wrongdoings by Denmark, according to Julie Rademacher, a consultant and former adviser to Greenland’s government.

Four of the five main parties in the race sought independence, but disagreed on when and how.

Second-place finisher Naleraq is the most aggressively pro-independence, while Demokraatit favors a more moderate pace of change.

“I strongly believe that we will very soon start to live a life more based on who we are, based on our culture, based on our own language, and start to make regulations based on us, not based on Denmark,” said Qupanuk Olsen, candidate for the main pro-independence party Naleraq.

“What approach to independence will win the day will ultimately depend on if Demokraatit decides to form a coalition government, and if so, with which party,” said Dwayne Menezes, managing director of the Polar Research and Policy Initiative.

Greenland 🇬🇱 BOOM LETS GO! pic.twitter.com/aE4JMDr5VG

— 😂 Lefties Losing It 😂 (@LeftistLunatics) March 5, 2025

Greenland will join USA in a matter of time

Reuters spoke to more than a dozen Greenlanders in Nuuk, all of whom said they favoured independence, although many expressed concern that a swift transition could damage the economy and eliminate Nordic welfare services like universal healthcare and free schooling.

In another word, Denmark is now an irrelevant party to Trump’s “Greater America”, or perhaps a persona non-grata altogether?

Trump has been outspoken about his desire to control Greenland, telling a joint session of Congress last week that he thought the U.S. was going to get it “one way or the other.” Trump’s vocal interest has shaken up the status quo, and coupled with the growing pride of the Indigenous people in their Inuit culture, put independence front and centre in the election.

A January poll suggested a majority of Greenland’s inhabitants support independence, but are divided on timing.

A surprising victory

Demokraatit won nearly 30 per cent of the vote, compared to just 9 per cent in the election four years ago, Greenlandic Broadcasting Corporation KNR TV reported, while Naleraq came in second with almost 25 per cent, up from nearly 12 per cent in 2021.

Demokraatit’s upset victory over parties that have governed the territory for years indicated many in Greenland care just as much about social policies such as health care and education as they do about geopolitics.

Uniting the country

Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede had called the vote in February, saying the country needed to be united during a “serious time” unlike anything Greenland has ever experienced.

On Wednesday, after the results were known, Egede thanked voters in a Facebook post for turning out and said the parties were ready to turn to negotiations to form a government.

His party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, or United Inuit, received 21 per cent of the vote. This is a significant decline from the last election, when the party came in strongest with 36 per cent of the vote, according to KNR TV.

Inuit Ataqatigiit had been widely expected to win, followed by Siumut — two parties which had dominated Greenland’s politics in recent years.

Siumut came in fourth with 14 per cent of the vote.

Denmark’s reaction

Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen congratulated the Demokraatit party and said the future Greenlandic government would likely have to “deal with massive pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump,” according to DR.

He added that “it’s not the case that you can just take part of the Danish Realm — the future of Greenland is based on what the Greenlandic people and government want,” DR reported.

Trump’s Rare Earth & Arctic Politics

Since the beginning of his second term in the White House, Trump has repeatedly called for the annexation of Greenland and negotiations with Denmark — which the country has denied.

“We need Greenland for national security and even international security, and we’re working with everybody involved to try and get it,” Trump said during his joint address to Congress last week. “We need it really for international world security, and I think we’re going to get it. One way or the other, we’re going to get it,” he said.

In January, Donald Trump Jr., the president’s eldest son, visited Nuuk, Greenland, in pursuit of future negotiations. He took to X at the time, writing, “MAKE GREENLAND GREAT AGAIN!”

The island holds substantial natural resources, including critical minerals such as rare earths used in high-tech industries, ranging from electric vehicles to missile systems.

However, Greenland has been slow to extract them due to environmental concerns, severe weather, and China’s near-total control of the sector, which has made it difficult for companies elsewhere to make a profit or secure buyers.

Football in Greenland

Investment Pledges

Trump initially declined to rule out military force to take control of the territory, alarming many Greenlanders, although he later softened his stance, stating he would respect the will of the local people and was “ready to invest billions of dollars” if they joined the U.S..

Egede has stressed the island is not for sale and advocated for a broad coalition government to resist external pressure. In an interview aired on Monday by Danish broadcaster DR, he dismissed Trump’s offer as disrespectful, expressing willingness to cooperate with other countries instead.

Denmark’s prime minister has said Greenland is not for sale, but made it clear that it is up to the local people to decide their future.

Whenever I see Greenland on a map I start laughing hysterically (Xi’An, China)

All six main political parties support independence but differ on how and when it could be achieved.

The pro-independence Naleraq party, the leading opposition force, had gained momentum ahead of the election, bolstered by U.S. interest and fresh accusations of Denmark’s historic exploitation of Greenland’s mineral wealth.

The party believes the U.S. attention strengthens Greenland’s position in secession talks with Denmark and aims to bring a deal with Copenhagen to a vote before the next election in four years.