Greenland calls general election for 11 March amid Trump interest

Prime minister, Múte Egede, says country is in the midst of ‘serious time’ as parliament unanimously backs proposal

Greenland will hold a general election on 11 March, its prime minister has announced, amid renewed interest from the US president, Donald Trump, in the Arctic territory.

The upcoming election campaign is expected to revolve around Greenland’s independence aspirations, the development of the island’s fragile economy and relations with Denmark and the US.

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