In the sign of equality

The most exciting thing in an election campaign, from my vantage point, is the parties' election programs and their candidates.

Can the parties nominate candidates who seem credible? Can the candidates look both forward and inward when they tell us what we will get if we vote for them? Are we getting new energy elected or are we electing candidates with political experience? Are the political promises realistic or do the parties have other intentions in running for the Folketing? There are many questions, and I hope that you as voters have received answers to all of them when you stand at the ballot box and have to cast your vote.

Throughout history, we have sent representatives from Greenland to the Folketing. Two representatives, which clearly exceeds the number that our small population warrants. Therefore, it is important that these two representatives cooperate with each other, cooperate with Inatsisartut and try to cooperate with the political majority in the Folketing, which occupies the post of Prime Minister - regardless of their political affiliation.

Greenland will only achieve lasting results if we reach out and present our wishes with carefully processed facts. Wishes, NOT demands. We will get nowhere with demands.

When I look at the total candidate field, I am pleased. The combination of new and energetic candidates and candidates with already proven political experience gives everyone, in my world, an opportunity to vote on both the political direction, but also where the parties should focus going forward.

Another thing I see across the political spectrum is that everyone makes demands of Denmark and that it is Denmark that has to fix one thing after another and then it is also Denmark that has to pay. That is the easiest way to run an election campaign, but I think it is too thin-skinned. It is election pork without meat on it.

The Greenlandic candidates who end up in our two seats at Christiansborg must have something in the bag that they can negotiate with. You should not just come up with a wish list and demand that they be fulfilled.

If you put forward demands and the Folketinget does not listen to them, what then? What is plan B? Everyone focuses on the areas for which Denmark is responsible. The police, the courts, the institutions, the foreign affairs area and, most recently, the security area.

It goes without saying that everything in the legal area must be equal at a minimum. Equal pay for everyone, for the same work. In my opinion, there should also be an extra salary subsidy for, for example, police officers, as they are not only police officers, but are also assigned a huge amount of social work.

In addition, the framework for police work must be raised, so that police officers are, for example, given better opportunities for conversations and relief when their work repeatedly affects them as private individuals. Let us look after our officers, now that they are always looking after us. No one can disagree on topics like this.

The next four years require changes internally in Greenland and some of these can be worked for through Christiansborg. Our entire security policy must be able to withstand a thorough revision, since the world as we know it is in disarray. In Greenland, we have a misunderstood zero tolerance for radioactivity.

Does this mean, for example, that we do not want nuclear-powered warships in our waters if they are there to protect us? Denmark has entered into a nuclear cooperation with France and this could end up with nuclear weapons being stationed on Danish soil, as it is really the only thing that can keep Russia from Danish soil. Will Greenland allow the same? If it is the only option to keep Russia off Greenlandic soil?

What will the Greenlandic parties and candidates bring to the negotiating table? How far will they/you go in the name of equality? Good choice!