‘It’s very unpredictable’: divided Greenland prepares to vote amid Trump-inspired existential crisis

After the US president's vow to take over the Arctic island, pro-independent voices are growing louder but some want to work with Washington

When it comes to the issues on the table - schools, healthcare, independence - Tuesday's election is not that exceptional", says Greenlandic politician Aaja Chemnitz Larsen. And yet, it will potentially be the most consequential in the Arctic island's history.

What makes this general election unlike any other, says the Inuit Ataqatigiit member of the Danish parliament, is the global spotlight on it. What we're seeing is influence from the US, Denmark and other places, it is not the same as other elections."