Greenland Ruling Party Seeks Independence Vote by 2029

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The old town of Nuuk.

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One of the two ruling parties in Greenland wants the Arctic island to hold a referendum on independence from Denmark already in the next parliamentary term, its leader said in a broadcast interview with DR.

Greenland is set to hold a general election March 11, and Siumut, a social democratic party which has about one-third of the seats in parliament, will campaign on the pledge for a plebiscite on sovereignty from Denmark, Chairman Erik Jensen told DR.