Five of the six parties favour Greenland's independence from Denmark, differing only on how quickly that should come about.

In most other years, an election in a sparsely populated Arctic island would fly largely under the radar. But as voters in Greenland head to the polls on March 11, they’ll be doing so under the shadow of US President Donald Trump wanting to take control of the semi-autonomous territory from Denmark — a threat that’s making Greenlanders “feel unsafe,

In a typical year, elections on the sparsely populated island of Greenland would probably go unnoticed by the rest of the world. However, with President Trump’s vow that “one way or another” America will acquire it, the international spotlight is turning to the frigid island.