Greenlanders go to the polls as interest rises in the Arctic island

Preview and reports of the general election held in Greenland on the 12 March 2013.

Greenland’s general election on Tuesday 12 March 2013 is effectively a referendum on how far the country wants to embrace international mining companies, energy giants, and foreign workers.

The interest is largely due to climate change. The melting ice in the Arctic has opened up new shipping routes and made it easier to access natural resources, in abundance on Greenland.

• Primary Source

EurActiv, 11.03.13: Greenland votes with mineral riches in the balance http://www.euractiv.com/elections/greenland-mineral-riches-balance-news-518377

BBC, 12.03.13: Mining question dominates Greenland poll http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21750668

IFES: Election Guide: Greenland: Parliamentary, 12 March 2013 http://www.electionguide.org/election.php?ID=2013

Wikipedia: Greenlandic parliamentary election, 2013 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenlandic_parliamentary_election,_2013

ESO: Background information: Danish U-turn clears way for uranium mining in Greenland http://www.europeansources.info/record/danish-u-turn-clears-way-for-uranium-mining-in-greenland/

EUObserver, 19.03.13: Fears of Arctic conflict are 'overblown' http://euobserver.com/foreign/119479

EurActiv, 03.04.13: New Greenland government vows changes for raw materials industry http://www.euractiv.com/specialreport-rawmaterials/new-greenlandic-government-vows-news-518837

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