Shortly before the elections to Inatsisartut in 2025, it was banned for parties to receive funding from abroad.
The ban was urgently processed and was a consequence of the great pressure from the United States, where President Donald Trump had expressed a desire for control and ownership of Greenland. Politicians were nervous about foreign interference in the election.
On Wednesday, politicians in Inatsisartut adopted a tightening of the law, so that the ban also includes contributions from registered parties from Denmark and the Faroe Islands.
- Can influence and contribute as crazy as they want
It is Naleraq chairman Pele Broberg who is behind the proposal. According to the party chairman, there was a gap in the law:
- Right now, foreign parties from Iceland, Norway, the USA, China and others cannot contribute and influence our democratic processes to Inatsisartut. That is very appropriate.
- However, other foreign parties from, for example, Denmark and the Faroe Islands can influence and contribute as much as they want, writes Pele Broberg in the justification for the proposal.
The proposal was adopted with the support of all parties. Naalakkersuisut must now prepare the actual amendment to the law, which must be submitted for consideration in Inatsisartut at the latest at the autumn session of 2027.
