Greenlanders Looking for a Better Deal

Greenland's prime minister, Múte B. Egede, and the leader of the Demokraatit party, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, demonstrate in front of the US consulate in Nuuk, under the slogan, “Greenland belongs to the Greenlandic people,” March 15, 2025. Photo credit: Christian Klindt Soelbeck/Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS.

On March 11, Greenlanders voted in elections for their parliament, Inatsisartut. The big winner was Demokraatit (Democracy) party, which favors Greenlandic independence, though in a gradual and consensual process. The party, which won a plurality of the votes, used to support maintaining ties with Denmark. A party favoring immediate independence (Naleraq or Compass) also gained seats.   […]