As Greenlanders head to the polls on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s idea to annex the nation has thrown this year’s elections into the international spotlight.

Greenland's likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump's effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark.

At a time when Greenland's international significance is on the rise, right-wing opposition parties Demokraatit and Naleraq saw a surge of support in Tuesday's election, defeating the ruling left-wing