Gifts from the USA are the main cause of the incoming Greenland government being historically broad

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The main cause for Greenland's upcoming government being historically broad is pressure from the U.S.

All five parties will be part of the upcoming Greenlandic government.

Greenland will have a new government tomorrow at 14 Danish time. It will consist of all parties except for Naleraq. (Photo: © JULIETTE PAVY, Ritzau Scanpix)

By Silas Bay Nielsen ( [email protected] ) 11 min. ago

The U.S.'s pressure on Greenland is one of the main reasons why Greenland will have a new, broad government tomorrow.

This is what Julie Rademacher, who is a consultant and advisor in the Greenlandic political system, and who was previously a member of the Social Democrats and Siumut, believes.

- It shows that Greenland keeps a cool head and maintains an overview, despite the fact that the world's most powerful man stands and says: I will take you over. Greenland will set its own agenda and show that it stands broadly together and will shape its own future, she says.

DR's journalist in Nuuk, Lasse Lindegaard, also says that the current situation has had an impact on the broad government.

- Jens-Frederik Nielsen said from the start, that he will seek broad cooperation. It's something that one can easily like to say, when one stands there after an election and wants to extend a hand to all. So it becomes harder when one moves into the negotiation room.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen from the party Demokraatit will become the new government leader. (Photo: © Evgeniy Maloletka, Associated Press)

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Historically Broad Government

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In the 15 years, during which Julie Rademacher has been involved with Greenlandic politics, she cannot remember a government as broad as the one that is expected to be presented tomorrow.

She tells that coalition governments in Greenland are often led by either Siumut or Inuit Ataqatigiit (IA), and that it is the first time that Demokraatit will lead a coalition.

Only the party Naleraq will not be part of the upcoming government.

The government will be presented at 14 Danish time. It will happen on the same day as the American vice president, J.D. Vance with his wife, Usha Vance, is expected to visit Pituffik Space Base, which was previously called Thule Base.

J. D. Vance will visit Pituffik Space Base in North Greenland on Friday. (Photo: © Thomas Traasdahl, Ritzau Scanpix)

Julie Rademacher tells that Greenland, in addition to pressure from the U.S., is also facing other major decisions. This includes everything from raw materials, infrastructure, housing shortages in the cities, youth unemployment, and the new opportunities that increased tourism can offer.

- And then there is also the future of the kingdom, where one wishes for a more equal partnership with Denmark, she says.

However, she assesses that it can be a challenge with such an ideologically broad coalition.

- But it can maybe be the start of a new era in Greenlandic politics with broad welfare agreements and political agreements, as one knows in Europe, she says.

DR's political analyst, Jens Ringberg, assesses that a broad government brings joy to Christiansborg.

- It's almost what one can call a national unity government in a crisis situation, because there are so many parties involved. It will be nice, he says.

Jens-Frederik Nielsen has led the negotiations and will become the new government leader and chairman of naalakkersuisut, which is Greenland's government.

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