Mining project in doubt after Greenland opposition wins elections
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07/04/2021 - 13:22 Members of Greenland s opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit party celebrate on election day in the capital Nuuk. AFP - EMIL HELMS 3 min An environmentalist party has won snap elections in Greenland, throwing into doubt a controversial project to mine one of the world s biggest deposits of rare earth metals. Advertising Read more
Taking more than a third of the vote, the left-wing opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit party (IA) unseated the social democratic Siumut, which has governed Greenland for decades. Thank you to those who trusted us to work with the people in the centre for the next four years, IA leader Mute Egede said after the results were announced.
By Reuters Staff
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - A left-wing party that opposes a large rare earth mining project has become the biggest in parliament after securing more than a third of votes in a snap election.
Members of IA (Inuit Ataqatigiit) celebrate following the exit pools during Greenland s election in Nuuk, Greenland April 6, 2021. Ritzau Scanpix/via REUTERS
The result of Tuesday’s election 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 Greenland’s vast untapped mineral resources.
The Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) party won 37% of votes, compared to 26% in the last election four years ago, overtaking the ruling social democratic Siumut party which secured 29% of votes, according to official results.
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Voters stand in line during the parliamentary election, outside the Inussivik arena, in Nuuk, Greenland, April 6, 2021
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A Chinese-backed plan to exploit one of the world s biggest supplies of rare earth minerals in Greenland faced the axe on Wednesday after the country elected a new government opposed to the project.
A snap parliamentary election triggered on Tuesday over opposition to the proposed Kvanefjeld mine in southern Greenland has handed victory to the Inuit Ataqatigiit party, a left-wing and pro-environmental party that has pledged to stop the mine going ahead.
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The future of a massive mining project in Greenland that has captured the attention of China and the United States has been thrown into doubt after the country’s main opposition party scored a victory in national elections.
Final results from Tuesday’s election put Inuit Ataqatigiit, which opposes the mine, on track to win 12 seats in Greenland’s 31-seat parliament. IA’s leader Mute Egede will now begin negotiations to form a coalition from among four other parties that won seats. IA also won three of Greenland’s five municipal mayoralty contests, including south Greenland, where the mine is located.
Left-wing party wins Greenland election, opposes big mining project
By Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Greenland’s left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit party pledged its opposition to a large rare earth mining project on Wednesday after winning a parliamentary election with more than a third of the votes.
The result of Tuesday’s election 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 Greenland’s vast untapped mineral resources.
Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA) won 37% of votes, compared to 26% in the last election, overtaking the ruling social democratic Siumut party which secured 29% of votes, according to official results.