Mine in Greenland Center of Political Discourse

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    Greenland's main opposition party has won an election which could have major consequences for international interests in the Arctic.

    The left-wing Inuit Ataqatigiit, which opposes a mining project in southern Greenland, secured 37% of votes.

    The company that owns the site at Kvanefjeld, in the south of the country, says the mine has "the potential to become the most significant western world producer of rare earths", a group of 17 elements used to manufacture electronics and weapons.

    However, disagreement over the project led to the collapse of Greenland's government earlier this year, paving the way for Tuesday's snap election.

    Many locals had raised concerns about the potential for radioactive pollution and toxic waste in the farmland surrounding the proposed mine.

    "The people have spoken," Inuit Ataqatigiit's leader Múte Bourup Egede told Danish state broadcaster DR on Wednesday morning, adding that the project would be halted.

    The head of the Siumut Party, Erik Jensen, told Denmark's TV 2 he believed the controversy surrounding the Kvanefjeld mine was "one of the main reasons" for its defeat, with 29% of the vote.

    The party had supported the development, arguing that it would provide hundreds of jobs and generate hundreds of millions of dollars annually over several decades, which could lead to greater independence from Denmark.




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