Greenland’s election winners push back against Donald Trump’s wish to take control

Chairman of Demokraatit, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, centre, hugs supporters during an election party (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP)

Greenland’s likely new prime minister rejected US President Donald Trump’s efforts to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves towards independence from Denmark.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen’s Demokraatit, a pro-business party that favours a slow path to independence, won a surprise victory in Tuesday’s parliamentary election, outpacing the two left-leaning parties that formed the last government.