The Demokraatit party, which won a surprise victory, has pushed back against Trump's rhetoric, saying it is for Greenlanders to decide their future.

President Trump has expressed a desire to “get” Greenland, but the victorious party is in no rush to change the status quo.

Greenland's pro-business Demokraatit Party has surged to victory pushing economic reforms to the political foreground after an election dominated by independence and U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to control the mineral-rich island.