Greenland chooses pro-business, independence parties in potential...

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : And that's good news for Trump," said Mikkel Vedby Rasmussen, a professor in political science at the University of Copenhagen.
56% : And then Trump can... say that he has gained access to minerals.
55% : Pro-business Demokraatit Party get most votes * Party favours gradual independence, economic reforms * Trump says he wants Greenland to be part of US * Island has vast mineral resources, including rare earths (Recasts top, adds reaction from Danish government in paragraphs 16-18, analyst in paragraph 24)
40% : The party, which has also advocated for closer ties with Europe, voted against a 2021 ban on uranium mining that halted development of Kvanefjeld, one of the world's biggest rare earth deposits.
29% : " "If Trump can negotiate an agreement that gives the U.S. assurances that Greenland will not open up its society to Chinese bases, Chinese mines or Russian influence, then it's sort of under control.

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