Greenland to get new government to lead independence process

Talks to form a new Greenland government tasked with mapping a timeline for independence from Denmark were to begin Wednesday, a day after elections that saw support soar for a party seeking to cut ties swiftly.

Tuesday’s vote in the self-governing Danish territory came against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the resource-rich Arctic island, which have shined an unprecedented global spotlight on Greenlandic politics.