Greenland Democrats will announce a quadruple coalition government on Friday, local media reported, following elections held by U.S. President Donald Trump in the shadow of a U.S. president urged control of the territory.
The coalition announcement is expected to be consistent with U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Arctic Island. Vance’s travel plans initially caused tensions in Greenland and Denmark, including a visit to the U.S. military base in Pitfik on Friday.
His original itinerary involved a contest with his wife Usha and national security adviser Mike Waltz, a formal invitation from Greenland authorities.
According to Greenland broadcaster KNR, the league will debut at 1,100 local time. Familiar with the news of the conversation Reuters The new administration will be led by pro-enterprise Democratic leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen, who saw his party emerge in 10 seats in the March 11 election.
Nielsen urged the parties to put aside the differences, build a broad coalition government, and demonstrated unity in Trump’s ongoing campaign to annex Greenland.
The alliance across various political ideologies will have 23 of 31 parliamentary seats. However, according to KNR and newspaper Sermitsiaq, the support for independent Naleraq party doubled its representation, doubled its representation and would not join the coalition.
Despite Trump’s insistence that Greenland is crucial to the security of the United States, most Greenlanders reject the idea of being part of the United States. Acting Prime Minister Mute Egede has repeatedly stressed that the future of the island will be determined by its people rather than external forces.
