Greenland's opposition center-right Demokraatit party won parliamentary elections on Tuesday, amid heightened attention on the Danish region as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to annex the island.

Greenland’s pro-business opposition party won the Arctic island’s closely-watched parliamentary election on Tuesday, following a race dominated both by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark.

In a surprising turn of events, Greenland’s Demokraatit Party has won the parliamentary elections, opposing US President Trump’s controversial annexation plans. With a focus on gradual independence from Denmark,

The victorious center-right Demokraatik party favors a slow approach to independence for the Danish territory.