A party that favors a path to Greenland’s independence from Denmark has won a surprise victory in parliamentary elections.

Greenland’s pro-business opposition party won the Arctic island’s closely-watched parliamentary election on Tuesday, following a race dominated both by US President Donald Trump’s annexation threat and growing calls from residents for independence from Denmark.

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