Greenland is seceding?

The main issues in the election campaign are expected to be Greenland's aspirations for independence, and relations with Denmark and the United States, as well as a fragile economy that depends on fishing and Danish support.

Trump's threats

Reviving an idea he stated during his first term in 2019, Trump last month expressed his desire to "get" the strategically important island, leaving open the possibility of using military or economic force to achieve it.

Greenland, which has vast untapped mineral resources, has said it is open to business proposals but does not want to be part of the United States.

In response to Trump's interest and fears of foreign interference, parliament banned foreign and anonymous donations to political parties on Tuesday.

The US interest also prompted lawmakers to introduce tougher regulations on foreign real estate and real estate investments this week.

"We are going through a very serious period, the likes of which we have never experienced. This is not the time for internal divisions," Prime Minister Egede said in a post on social media that did not mention Trump.

The movement towards full independence for Greenland from its former colonial ruler Denmark has gained momentum in recent years.

Egede, who will turn 38 on election day, supports independence but has not proposed a plan to achieve that goal.

He leads a ruling coalition made up of his leftist Inuit Ataqatigiit party and the social democratic Siumut party.

"We will start the independence process"

Although all five parliamentary parties support independence, they differ on how and when this should be achieved.

Only the opposition party Naleraq, which currently has five seats in the parliament out of a total of 31, wants to cut ties with Denmark immediately.

"The most important part of our election campaign will be to start the process of independence from Denmark," Naleraq party leader Pele Broberg told Reuters.

The majority of Greenlanders would vote for independence if such a referendum were held now, according to a recent poll conducted by the Verian agency and commissioned by the media.

However, the poll also found that 45 percent would oppose independence if it negatively affected living standards, indicating that the path to independence remains uncertain.