Greenland’s government has shut the door on foreign money in its elections, passing a new law on Tuesday that bans political parties from accepting donations from overseas sources. The move came after President Donald Trump revisited his suggestion that the U.S. should acquire the Arctic island, an autonomous territory of Denmark. While Trump has refused to rule out economic or military pressure to achieve that goal, lawmakers in Nuuk are making it clear that Greenland’s political future will not be shaped by foreign forces. A recent high-profile visit to the island by Donald Trump Jr. only added to Greenlanders’ concerns. The legislation, which also bars anonymous contributions, aims to protect the country’s “political integrity” ahead of an election expected on March 11. Jens-Frederik Nielsen, chairman of the Demokraatit party, warned that Trump’s rhetoric threatens Greenland’s “political independence,” while Prime Minister Múte Bourup Egede has reaffirmed the territory’s stance. “We don’t want to be Danes. We don’t even want to be Americans,” he told Fox News last month. “We want to be Greenlanders.”
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