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After President Donald Trump’s saying, Greenland and its elections have never had such an international interest, they want to make America’s semi -sovereign Danish territory.

Out of the population of 57,000, about 4444,000 Green Landers are eligible to vote for the country’s election, along with 31 MPs.

Six parties are on the belt. Five are in favor of Greenland’s independence from Denmark, only different about how quick it should be.

The current Prime Minister, Silence BED, has made it clear that Greenland is not for sale and deserves to be “treated with respect.”

His party is likely to rise up with 31 % vote, followed by the Social Democrat Semiite.

There are 72 polling stations scattered around the Greenland coast and voting continues until 20:00:00 (22:00 GMT), the results are expected in early Wednesday.

Greenland’s sheer size and remote to many of its settlements and small cities mean that timely belt supply can be a challenge.

No two cities are connected by road or rail, and the island faces extremely arctic weather.

According to Danish reports, in 2018, 55 residents of Saswak in North Greenland have never got their belt due to bad weather due to the weather. So on his 4×4, an Air Greenland Base Manager and a local hunter on a dog sled, joined the forces to provide a belt at the time.

The aircraft, helicopters, ships, speed boots, cars, snoo motorcycles and dog sled are used as usual to ensure that the belts reach every corner of the country before the elections.

When the pool is closed, the stations send their results to five Greenland municipalities by email so that it can be added.

In the last parliamentary elections in Greenland in 2021, voter turnout was 65.9 %.

Healthcare system, social problems, fishing and economy state have been discussed during the election campaign.

But this is a question of Greenland’s independence from Denmark, which has dominated the debate.

Although it is now semi-autonomous, Greenland has been controlled by Denmark for about 300 300 years-about 3,000 km (1,860 miles) away.

Neilraq – which is currently the largest opposition party – has taken hold and promised to get snap votes on independence in three to four years.

Other parties are more cautious and they have refrained from giving the exact timeline.

Separating relations with Denmark will be a major blow to the Greenland economy, depending on the fishing sector. The Danish subsidy currently contributes more than 565m (5 435m) a year – which is its total economic output or fifth of GDP.

“At this time, [Greenland] Not ready for freedom, “the director of the Bank of Greenland Martin Qesgard told Danish Media on the eve of the election.” If you are talking about becoming a financially self -sufficient, it will take many years to be fully prepared … fishing is not enough. “

The colonial wrongdoing of the past means that Denmark has largely kept the debate from the debate of freedom.

Prime Minister Matt Frederickson has repeatedly said that the Green Landers have to decide their future.

The US president first offered the idea of ​​buying Greenland in 2019, at the end of the first term in his position.

However, since the beginning of this year, it has expressed interest in the acquisition of the Arctic Islands with the growing frequency in the alarm of many people in Denmark, along with Greenland.

In January, Trump’s son Donald Junior visited Greenland, what he said was a “personal day’s journey” but which gave birth to real panic that Trump’s interest was not just far away.

Greenland is on the shortest route from North America to Europe, which makes it important to the United States in terms of strategy.

It also has a large US space facility and valuable mineral reserves that have been difficult to exploit so far.

Last week, Trump told the US Congress “We are going to get [Greenland] – One way or the other. “

Therefore, the shadow of the president has grown up in connection with this election.

In a debate on the last candidates on Sunday night, five of the party leaders said they were not sure the US president could be trusted.

If Greenland ultimately chooses independence from Denmark, it will then be freed by a closer relationship and exposing more than US interest.

So it is not surprising that in January, Donald Trump posted a 2019 survey indicating that 68 percent of the Green Landers supported independence from Denmark.

Trump’s comments about Greenland caused barely hidden panic in Copenhagen earlier this year.

Matt Frederickson spent most of the January talks with his government as well as other scandinavines and European leaders. He also spoke to Trump on the phone on more than one occasion.

In recent weeks, Frontal Diplomacy has cooled as Ukraine and other global issues have taken the center in Washington.

But when the Green Landers voted on Tuesday, Danish Foreign Minister Laus Lok Rasmussen quoted President Trump as saying, “The big powers have a different interest in Greenland than before.”

Of course it was necessary, he diplomatically added, “Greenland chooses some steadfast politicians to guide the country through it.”