Greenland votes in elections dominated by Trump's promise for island control | Election news

The vote was extended to some electoral sections against the background of high election election, dominated by Trump's promise to control the strategic Arctic Island.

Unofficial results in Greenland's elections is expected to appear shortly after the voting vote ends, which will determine which leaders are confronted with the promise of the United States President Donald Trump to take control of strategic Arctic state.

The vote was extended by half an hour after 22:00 GMT on Tuesday against the backdrop of the high turnout of several of the 72 electoral sections on an island rich in minerals, where 40,500 people had the right to submit their newsletter.

There were no starting polls and the final vote ratio could take between three and five hours to complete, said the election body of Greenland.

The official results will not be certified for weeks, as the newsletter documents make their way to the capital, Nuw, from remote settlements by boat, plane and helicopter.

The images and videos shared on social media have shown that people are tangled in the ice and snow outside the polling stations in NUK for up to 45 minutes before voting closed. Long tails were also reported in the voting centers earlier during the day.

Ever since he took office in January, Trump has promised to make Greenland-Poluatonomous territory of Denmark-part of the United States, saying that this is that it is so vital to the interests of US security.

The huge island with a population of only 57,000 has fallen into a geopolitical dominance race in the Arct, where melted ice hats make their rich resources on rare earth metals more accessible and open new shipping routes.

Greenland's Prime Minister, Mute Bourup EggedeHe called the election last month, saying that the country should be united in “serious time”, which is unlike in anything Greenland has ever experienced.

While Trump is frank about his A desire to control GreenlandBoth Russia and China have also strengthened military activity in the Arctic region.

Greenland has been a former Danish colony and territory since 1953. It acquired a well -known autonomy in 1979, when its first parliament was formed, but Copenhagen still controls foreign affairs, defense and monetary policy and provides just under $ 1 billion a year to the economy.

In 2009, Greenland won the right to declare complete independence through a referendum, although it did not do this out of concern that the standard of living will fall without the economic support of Denmark.

Julie Rademacher, a consultant and former Green Government's adviser, said that at the beginning of the election campaign, he focused on anger and powerlessness aimed at historically misconduct by former colonial ruler Denmark.

“But I think the fear of the American imperialist approach lately has become greater than anger with Denmark,” Rademacher said.

The Reuters news agency talks to more than a dozen Greenlands in NUUK, all of whom have said they support independence, although many have expressed concern that a fast transition can harm the economy and eliminate social assistance services such as universal health and free school.

“We do not want to be part of the US for obvious reasons; Health and Trump, “said Tuta Ling-Larssen, a bank employee and a Nuuk resident, adding that these elections are especially important.

A poll in January suggests that the greater part of the residents of Greenland supports independence, but are divided into time.