– I am feeling fantastic! Yes, I just have to keep my voice up, says Qarsoq Høegh-Dam, who has become a bit hoarse during a hectic evening.
This is how Qarsoq Høegh-Dam (N) starts when Sermitsiaq asks how he is feeling after the election winners have been announced.
This is the first time that Naleraq has a member of parliament after an election. Naleraq previously had a member of parliament in the form of Aki-Matilda Høegh-Dam, who during the election period switched to the party from Siumut.
– This is the first time that one of the new parties in Greenland has been elected in a parliamentary election, emphasizes Qarsoq Høegh-Dam.
Time for negotiations
Qarsoq Høegh-Dam is ready to get into work clothes:
– Now it's about getting started with the work. I plan to leave for Denmark as soon as possible, so I can take part in the meetings there.
Did you think it would go so well?
– I had hopes! I've been in politics for a while and could sense that a positive development was underway. But that it would go so well - that we won all the polling stations we did - was still a surprise.
