Greenland's pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favours a slow approach to independence from Denmark, won Tuesday's parliamentary election that was dominated by U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to take control of the island.

Greenlanders will cast their votes in what has to be the most closely watched election this island has ever held, as Trump asserts again and again that he wants the U.S. to take over.

The polling station in Greenland’s capital closed Tuesday in a parliamentary election that will determine the leaders who will confront U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the strategically placed Arctic country.

The single polling station in Greenland ’s capital city is ready. This big Arctic island with a tiny population holds early parliamentary elections Tuesday that are being closely watched. U.S. President Donald Trump has made clear he wants to take control of the region that occupies a strategic North Atlantic location and contains rare earth minerals key to driving the global economy.

A number of voters waiting in line in Nuuk, Greenland were keen to express their opposition to President Trump’s plan to make the territory part of the U.S., suggesting his interest was in the Arctic island’s natural resources,