Residents of Greenland are going to the polls in a vote that in previous years has drawn little outside attention – but which may prove pivotal for the Arctic territory’s future.
US President Donald Trump’s repeated interest in acquiring Greenland has put it firmly in the spotlight and fuelled the longstanding debate on the island’s independence.
Greenland has been controlled by Denmark for about 300 years. It governs its own domestic affairs, but decisions on foreign and defence policy are made in Copenhagen.
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