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Greenland's centre-right absorption has won its wide election, near-complete results show, successful a ballot dominated by US President Donald Trump's pledge to instrumentality implicit Denmark's autonomous territory.
With much than 90% of Tuesday's ballots counted, the Demokraatit enactment - which favours a gradual attack to independency - is getting astir 30% of the vote, predetermination officials say.
Naleraq, different absorption enactment which wants to instantly kick-off divorcement proceedings from Copenhagen and person person ties with the US, is polling 2nd with astir 25%.
Prime Minister Mute B Egede's Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) - besides a pro-independence enactment - is 3rd with implicit 21%.
Greenland - the world's biggest island, betwixt the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans - has been controlled by Denmark, astir 3,000km (1,860 miles) away, for astir 300 years.
Greenland governs its ain home affairs, but decisions connected overseas and defence argumentation are made successful Copenhagen.
About 44,000 Greenlanders retired of a colonisation of 57,000 were eligible to formed their votes to elite 31 MPs, arsenic good arsenic the section government. Six parties were connected the ballot.
The Siumut enactment - Egede's spouse successful a existent left-wing governing coalition, is polling successful the 4th spot with astir 15% of the vote.
The different 2 parties are acold behind, with Atassut connected 7%, and Qulleq connected conscionable implicit 1%.
The voting took spot astatine 72 polling stations scattered crossed the immense island.
Greenland's strategical determination and untapped mineral resources person caught Trump's eye. He archetypal floated the thought of buying the land during his archetypal word successful 2019.
Since taking bureau again successful January, Trump has reiterated his volition to get the territory.
"We request Greenland for nationalist security. One mode oregon the different we're gonna get it," helium said during his code to the US Congress past week.
Greenland and Denmark's leaders person repeatedly rebuffed his demands.
Egede has made wide that Greenland is not for sale, and deserves to beryllium "treated with respect".
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