Greenland is confidently holding a referendum on independence

All three Greenland independence parties win parliamentary elections. This suggests that a referendum for the recognition of independence is likely to be, said on the air of “Vesti FM” senior researcher IMEMO RAS Alexander Kamkin. “Collectively, the three parties collected more than 65% of the vote. Indeed, they are united by the desire to distance themselves from the Danish metropolis. At least it is more self-government, at most it is independence. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that against the background of changes in American politics and against the background of long-term discourse within Greenland about the colonial past, the idea of a referendum on independence is quite popular among the indigenous population. According to Kamkin, the indigenous population currently prevails on the island, so the referendum should not be ruled out. “Especially if the three parties come to some kind of minimal consensus, it is quite possible. The vector for achieving independence is stable and goes in unison with the pan-European trend of regionalization and degradation of the institution of the national state, the expert added. The Democratic Party, which favors a referendum on Greenland’s independence, won with 29.9 percent of the vote. The second place, according to preliminary calculations, is occupied by the Veha party, gaining 24.1% of the vote. Third place belongs to the People’s Community Party.

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