Nuuk: The Single Polling Station in Greenland ‘S Capital City is ready. This big arctic island with a tiny population holds early parliamentary elections tuesday that are being closely watched. Us President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to take control of the region that occurs a strategic north atlantic location and contains rare earth minerals key to Driving the global economy.
Trump’s overtures are on the ballot, but they are on everything’s minds. This Self-Governing Region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, Most from indigenous Inuit Backgrounds. It has been on a path toward independence since at least 2009. Now, Greenlanders are debating the best way to ensure they control their future.
“I think most of us have been Scared Since the new year of (Trump’s) Interest,” Pipaluk Lynge, a Member of Parliament from the Ruling Inuit Ataqatigiit, or United Inuit Party, Told the Associateed Press. “So we’re really, really looking to europe right now to Opinion Polls Show Most Greenlanders Favor Independence.
Most say they do’t dislike Americans, pointing to the good relations they have with the local putuffik space base, formerly thule air force base, where us military personnel have been Greenlanders show no sign of Wanting to become Americans. Even some of trump’s biggest fans cling to the print that they should control their destiny. That Includes Girte Josefsen, A 53-Old Fischerman from Nuuk Who Sports A Maga Hat and is proud to have visited mar-a-crow, trump’s florida home.
Their mantra is that greenland is open for business, but not for sale. “The situation has changes has trump and beCause of the world,” Said Doris Jensen, REPRESENTATE OF THE Social Democratic Shiumut Party Who Said She Has Has Always Alays In our party that we have to do (it) more quickly. Are reminders that these are from from normal times.
After Candidates’ Final Televised Debate at a School Auditorium in Nuuk, Prime Minister Mute Bourup Egede Was Greated By About 75 Supporters Where Almosts Cameramen. “All these reporters are frightening to us, ‘said Aviaja Sinkbaek, Who Works at the School. “It means that something must be happy song.” She added: “I wonder what trump has up his sleep.” Politics in Greenland have a different rhythm. Debates during campaigning rarely got heated. People who benceme too animated was asked to step outside. Issues inclined building a skilled workforce and how to decorate the new airport, which opened a runway long enough to handle jumbo jets in November.
On Tuesday, The Capital’s Lone Polling Station at the Nuuk Sports Hall will have political parties pitching tens butter – in hopes of swaying voters. A Bus will circle the city of about 20,000 people, offering rides.
Unofficial Election Results Should Be Awailable Soon After Polls Close, but they won’t be certified for weeks as ballot papers make their way to the capital from remote sets byboat, Plane and Plane Helicopter. That’s trust there are no roads connecting communities Across the Island’s 2.16 Million Square Kilometers (836,330 Square Miles), which makes grienland the world ’12th biggest Country.
Now the vast size has drawn outsize attention. Greenlanders know what they have. They hope the rare earth mineals will help diversify an economy where government jobs account for 40% of Employment. But the government has imposed strict rules to protect the environment on the island, most of which is covered by ice year-round. The harsh atmospheric conditions raise questions about whicher extracting them is commercially feasible.
Hurricane-STRENGTH GUSTS Over the Weekend Trigered Warnings for Boats and Building Materials to be securely tied down. As the wind howlyed like a revising jet engine, local people retreated to their homes to play board games.