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Elections in Greenland, an island home to about 57,000 people, are usually a local affair.
There is little opinion polling, with only two newspapers in the Danish autonomous territory. Greenlanders mull over politics in private Facebook groups, with key issues in the past centering on the economy, mining, fishing law and of course, its relationship and history with Denmark.
But as Greenlanders head to the polls on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s idea to annex the nation has thrown this year’s elections into the international spotlight.
Speaking about Greenland in his speech to Congress last week, Trump said, “I think we’re…
