Greenland goes to polls in vote dominated by Trump and independence

Donald Trump's vow to take over Greenland has shone a global spotlight on the island's elections.

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US President Donald Trump's repeated interest in acquiring Greenland has put it firmly in the spotlight and fuelled the longstanding debate on the island's future ties with Copenhagen.

"There's never been a spotlight like this on Greenland before," says Nauja Bianco, a Danish-Greenlandic policy expert on the Arctic.

Greenland has been controlled by Denmark – nearly 3,000km (1,860 miles) away – for about 300 years. It governs its own domestic affairs, but decisions on foreign and defence policy are made in Copenhagen.

Now, five out of six parties on the ballot favour Greenland's independence from Denmark, differing only on how quickly that should come about.

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