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Rare Earth Mine Takes Centre Stage In Greenland Vote

Rare Earth Mine Takes Centre Stage In Greenland Vote By Christian SOLBECK, with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen 04/06/21 AT 8:04 PM Greenland went to the polls Tuesday after an election campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory, as the Arctic island confronts the impact of global warming. Snow fell over the capital Nuuk as voters queued at polling stations, with roughly 40,000 people eligible to vote in the legislative elections. Face masks were handed out to voters entering a Nuuk polling station. There have only been a total of 31 confirmed Covid-19 cases and no deaths in the isolated territory.

Left-wing party opposed to mining project wins Greenland vote

Left-wing party opposed to mining project wins Greenland vote AFP/The Local AFP/The Local 09:54 CEST A left-wing environmentalist party opposed to a controversial mining project won a clear victory in Greenland's parliamentary election, according to results released Wednesday. With 36.6 percent of the vote, Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) was ahead of Siumut, a social democratic party that has dominated politics in the Danish territory since it gained autonomy in 1979. “Thank you to the people who trusted us to work with the people in the centre for the next four years,” IA leader Mute Egede said on KNR public television after the results were announced.

Greenland Votes In Election Focused On Mining Debate

Greenland votes in election focused on mining debate

Rare Earth Mining Centre Stage As Greenland Votes

Rare Earth Mining Centre Stage As Greenland Votes By Christian SOLBECK, with Camille BAS-WOHLERT in Copenhagen 04/06/21 AT 11:41 AM Greenland went to the polls Tuesday after an election campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory, as the Arctic island confronts the impact of global warming. Snow fell over the capital Nuuk as voters queued at polling stations, with roughly 40,000 people eligible to vote in the legislative elections. Greenland's two main parties are divided on whether to authorise a controversial giant rare earth and uranium mining project, which is currently the subject of public hearings. Supporters, including the ruling social democratic Siumut party, say the mine would yield an economic windfall. Opponents, such as the opposition left-green IA party, argue it could harm the vast island's unspoiled environment.

Greenland goes to the polls in rare earth mining election

Two main parties are divided over a giant project that would dig for uranium and other minerals A man casts his ballot in the parliamentary election in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday, with the opposition IA party leading in the polls. Photograph: Emil Helms/AP A man casts his ballot in the parliamentary election in Greenland’s capital, Nuuk, on Tuesday, with the opposition IA party leading in the polls. Photograph: Emil Helms/AP AgenceFrance-Presse Tue 6 Apr 2021 10.27 EDT Last modified on Tue 6 Apr 2021 10.55 EDT Greenland went into legislative elections on Tuesday, after a campaign focused on a disputed mining project in the autonomous Danish territory as the Arctic island confronts first-hand the effects of global heating.

What you need to know about the elections in Greenland