Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage [View all]

Source: BBC

Danish PM calls snap election with Greenland issue centre-stage

26 February 2026
Paulin Kola

Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has announced early elections - hailing the next four years as "decisive" for her country.

"We as Danes and as Europeans will really have to stand on our own feet," Frederiksen told parliament. "We need to define our relationship with the United States," she added.

The past few months of Danish politics have been dominated by US President Donald Trump's threats to annex Greenland - a semi-autonomous Danish territory.

Last month, Trump dropped threats to use force against the fellow Nato ally to seize the Arctic island he argues is necessary to defend against possible attacks from Russia and China.

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