The major agendas that have been decisive for the election are the issue of a mining project in Kuannersuit, Kvanefjeldet, and the internal strife in the otherwise historically ruling party Siumut.
This is the opinion of Rasmus Leander Nielsen, who is an assistant professor at the Department of Society, Economics and Journalism at Ilisimatusarfik, University of Greenland.
– Kvanefjeldet has filled a lot in the campaign. Here, IA has had a very marked profile. In addition to the Inatsisart committee, they have succeeded in winning the local elections in South Greenland. It also indicates that Kvanefjeldet is of great importance, he says.
This is the second time since 1979 that a party other than Siumut will have to head Naalakkersuisut, the Greenland Self-Government.
Rasmus Leander Nielsen sees several opportunities for government formation, but right now finds it most likely that IA will join forces with the Naleraq party to form a government.
Together, the two parties have the necessary 16 seats needed to form a majority government.
But Rasmus Leander Nielsen also sees other possibilities.
– If a lot of coffee can be drunk in the next few days, one could also imagine a grand coalition with Siumut and IA. Here the problem is the internal strife in Siumut, which continues, he says.
Question: How can two parties that have such major disagreements on the mining issue cooperate?
– The primary reason will be to create stability in Greenlandic politics after turbulent years. They have sat together several times in Greenland’s history, he says.
– We can not rule out anything, it depends on the negotiations in the next few days, he says.
Source: The Nordic Page