A party favouring a gradual approach to Greenland’s independence from Denmark has won an election dominated by US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over the Arctic island, potentially by military force.

N UUK, Greenland — Greenland’s likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark.

President Trump keeps saying he wants to “get” Greenland. On Tuesday, Greenland votes for a new parliament that could shape its future relations with the United States.