Greenland’s main opposition party, which is against an international mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged as the biggest party after winning more than a third of votes in an early parliamentary election, according to initial results.
With nearly all votes counted Wednesday, the left-leaning Community of the People party (Inuit Ataqatigiit) had secured 37% of the votes, entitling it to 12 seats in the Greenlandic national assembly, the 31-seat Inatsisartut.
Its biggest rival, the ruling centre-left Forward (Siumut) party took the the second spot with 29% of the votes, giving it 10 seats in the legislature.
Left wing party wins Greenland election after opposing Australian companyâs mine
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Helsinki: Greenlandâs main opposition party, which campaign heavily against an Australian companyâs mining project involving uranium and other metals on the Arctic island, has emerged as the biggest party after winning more than a third of votes in an early parliamentary election.
The result of casts doubt on the mining complex at Kvanefjeld in the south of the Arctic island and sends a strong signal to international mining companies wanting to exploit Greenlandâs vast untapped mineral resources.
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