Polls have opened in Greenland for early parliamentary elections Tuesday as U.S. President Donald of the strategic Arctic island.
The self-governing region of Denmark is home to 56,000 people, most from Indigenous Inuit backgrounds, and occupies a strategic North Atlantic location. It also contains key to driving the global economy.
Unofficial election results should be available soon after polls close at 2200 GMT Tuesday, but they won鈥檛 be certified for weeks as ballot papers make their way to the capital from remote settlements by boat, plane and helicopter.
While the island has been on a since at least 2009, a break from Denmark isn鈥檛 on the ballot even though it鈥檚 on everyone鈥檚 mind. Voters on Tuesday will instead elect 31 lawmakers who will shape the island鈥檚 debate on when and if to declare independence in the future.
The Associated Press
