9 stories found
Múte B. Egede has been appointed as the new Foreign Minister of Greenland, as announced by Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chairman of Greenland's national government. He succeeds Vivian Motzfeldt, whose party, Siumut, withdrew from the government in March.
Following the Siumut party's decision to withdraw from the government coalition, the Speaker of the Greenlandic Parliament and another prominent MP have left the party, causing Siumut to lose half of its parliamentary representatives.
Kim Kielsen er enig i, at beslutningen om, at Siumut trådte ud af regeringssamarbejdet, var forkert.
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats secured a victory in the parliamentary election, though with their weakest showing in over 120 years and without an absolute majority, leading to complex coalition talks. The election also saw shifts in Greenland's mandates, with IA and Naleraq gaining seats.
The Speaker of Greenland's parliament has announced their resignation from the Siumut party.
Vivian Motzfeldt, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned from the Siumut party, expressing dissatisfaction with the decision to leave the government.
Two prominent Greenlandic political figures announced their resignation from the social democratic sister party Siumut, a move that could reignite discussions about independence and have significant consequences for Danish parliamentary elections.
Vivian Motzfeldt, fyrrverandi utanríkisráðherra Grænlands, sagði í dag skilið við Siumut-flokkinn, systurflokki danskra jafnaðarmanna. Flokkurinn gekk úr ríkisstjórn á föstudag.
Greenland's Foreign Minister Vivian Motzfeldt resigned after her Siumut party withdrew from the governing coalition, a move she disagreed with. This split weakens efforts to present a united front against US President Donald Trump's campaign to acquire the Arctic island, with the Siumut leader stating work on Greenland's future continues despite the party's exit.