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Demokraatit wins Greenland parliamentary election

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Posted By: Moritz55, 3/12/2025 1:37:54 AM

With the majority of votes counted, the opposition Demokraatit Party is considered the winner of Greenland's election, receiving nearly 30% of the votes. The world took unusual notice of Tuesday's parliamentary election after US President Donald Trump said he wanted to take control of the Arctic island. The Demokraatit Party, which favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark but not US control, won 29.9% of the votes with over 90% of ballots counted.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: danu 3/12/2025 2:14:56 AM (No. 1913064)
something wrongful this way comes.,,w/ wobbly language
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Reply 2 - Posted by: FL_Absentee_Voter 3/12/2025 3:22:28 AM (No. 1913069)
...the Demokraatit Party, which describes itself as "social liberal"... So, a demokraatit (socialist liberal) is but one notch above a democrat (pure socialist, at best). You can keep it for now, Denmark.
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Amanoftwistsandturns 3/12/2025 3:24:02 AM (No. 1913070)
Greenland needs a Danexit strategy.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: Jesuslover54 3/12/2025 6:29:37 AM (No. 1913096)
Proof they're not bright.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Strike3 3/12/2025 7:07:43 AM (No. 1913107)
We don't have to control the place to operate air bases there. It would a win-win for both countries.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: jasonB 3/12/2025 8:02:10 AM (No. 1913143)
If you were living in Greenland and looked the garbage level of politics and the impending financial doom of ever increasing debt, WHY in the world would you vote to join it?
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Reply 7 - Posted by: privateer 3/12/2025 8:06:51 AM (No. 1913148)
Yeah, we could lease it for 99 years. Then, after we've poured trillions into it, they can confiscate it like China took Hong Kong back from the Brits. You're up, Santayana.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 3/12/2025 8:44:02 AM (No. 1913172)
Greenland would do itself well to escape from the EU borg and the EU's aspirations for the new world order. Sooner the better. The US would do itself and the rest of the world well to have access to some land in Greenland to keep a better eye on the chicoms and the russkies from a military and defense perspective and to make sure the Greenlanders aren't eventually made to speak mandarin or russian. The US doesn't have to "buy" Greenland. But have Greenland exercise self-determination as a US protectorate. Yes, while Greenland possesses much mineral and energy wealth, it doesn't necessarily need a hoard of foreigners crawling all over its land to exploit its natural resources. The US would want to drive at the Greenlander's speed on this. Common sense. The Greenlanders must realize the importance of becoming self-sufficient and not another welfare state. As regards, Greenland's parliamentary election - just wondering why it takes several weeks to fully count 40,000 ballots. How hard can it be to count 40,000 ballots. Surely, they don't have election fraudsters of their own whose ballots have to be culled.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: snapper451 3/12/2025 9:20:33 AM (No. 1913189)
Greenland counted 90%+ of their ballots on Election Day? Should we send CA representatives there to see how they did it?
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Reply 10 - Posted by: franco 3/12/2025 10:52:04 AM (No. 1913251)
Should PDJT pull the US out of NATO while Greenland remains tied to Denmark, then I have a strong suspicion that Greenlanders will wake up one day to discover unannounced Russian and Chinese mining operations on their soil. They'll complain, the Danes will complain, and the Russkies and Chinese will say they have "claimed" "new" territory outside of Greenland's sovereign claims (though GPS readings will easily show otherwise). Greenland might then seek support from the US, but if PDJT is no longer in office, it isn't clear that the Oval Office occupant at that time will care. A repeat FJB administration absolutely will not care. Yesterday's election may make Greenland's future a lot darker than its voters could imagine.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: slipstik 3/12/2025 10:59:52 AM (No. 1913256)
I think they'd better start NOW on Mandarin lessons.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Starboard_side 3/12/2025 1:50:58 PM (No. 1913347)
Denmark can not manage or protect Greenland. The EU can't either. Russia and China are pushing into the Arctic region more and more. The United States is the logical counter to both and get something in return (minerals and rate earth) to help pay for it all. Besides, we tried to buy Greenland on two other occasions. This is not a new idea.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: WesternTradition 3/12/2025 2:09:57 PM (No. 1913359)
"One way or another"
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Reply 14 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 3/12/2025 3:37:02 PM (No. 1913381)
Can we now stop talking about taking on Greenland as a colony? I thought colonialism was a bad thing.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: danu 3/12/2025 4:37:31 PM (No. 1913409)
sorry--there is just something about this 'election' that smells ''off''
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