Why Usha Vance is an ‘unwelcome visitor’ in Greenland

The timing of the visit has only heightened tensions. Greenland held parliamentary elections earlier this month, resulting in a loss of majority for Egede’s Inuit Ataqatigiit party. Though he remains the caretaker prime minister, coalition talks are ongoing. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, whose party is expected to lead the next government, also criticized the visit.

​The timing of the visit has only heightened tensions. Greenland held parliamentary elections earlier this month, resulting in a loss of majority for Egede’s Inuit Ataqatigiit party. Though he remains the caretaker prime minister, coalition talks are ongoing. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, whose party is expected to lead the next government, also criticized the visit.