Siumut has called a press conference on Thursday on the occasion of the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Chairwoman Aleqa Hammond opens the press conference by expressing her delight that there are 5 women running for Siumut in the election. This is great in light of the fact that Siumut has traditionally run primarily with men.
During the press conference, candidate Ane Lone Bagger is on a call from Dubai, where she is stuck as a result of the conflict in the Middle East.
- I am proud to present Siumut's parliamentary candidates, who are a strong team, says Aleqa Hammond.
Will renegotiate defense agreement from 1951
At the press conference, Siumut's election program is handed out, and it appears here that Siumut has a special demand in order to support a new Danish government.
The election program states that Siumut will demand that the Kingdom demand renegotiation of the defense agreement from 1951, which was concluded between the Kingdom and the United States:
- Siumut will demand that the defense agreement be renegotiated in a way where our country has equal rights, and so that the agreement benefits our country and our people and entails economic spin-off effects, states the party program.
Right now, negotiations are underway between Greenland/Denmark and the United States as a result of the great pressure that US President Donald Trump has put on it with his statements that the United States should take over Greenland. The negotiations are aimed, among other things, at addressing the concerns that the United States has regarding security in Greenland.
(to be updated)
