Greenland PM Calls Election With Trump Pressure Mounting

Island’s parliament also approves law to ban foreign donations
Arctic island has attracted global focus after Trump demands

Mute B. Egede
Photographer: Leiff Josefsen/AFP/Getty Images

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By Sara Sjolin, Kati Pohjanpalo, and Sanne Wass

February 4, 2025 at 1:32 PM EST

Updated on

February 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM EST

Greenland’s Prime Minister Mute B. Egede has called a general election for next month, with global attention drawn to the island after US President Donald Trump said he wants to wrest control of the territory from Denmark.

The vote will be held on March 11, about four weeks before an April 6 election deadline. Egede proposed the date earlier on Tuesday, and the territory’s parliament approved it later during a parliamentary session.