Greenland Foreign Minister Resigns After Party Leaves Coalition

Nuuk: (Web Desk) – Greenland’s foreign minister has resigned following a political disagreement between her party and the ruling coalition government, she confirmed on Friday.

Vivian Motzfeldt stepped down after her party, Siumut, decided to withdraw from Greenland’s coalition government.

Speaking to AFP, Motzfeldt said that since her party had chosen to leave the coalition, she believed it was appropriate for her to also vacate her ministerial position. However, she acknowledged that she did not agree with the party’s decision.

Motzfeldt recently played a key role in sensitive diplomatic discussions with Washington following renewed remarks by Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, the autonomous territory of Denmark.

In January, she visited the White House where she held meetings with JD Vance and Marco Rubio amid growing international attention on the Arctic island.

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Despite her resignation, Motzfeldt said the government’s work would continue under a new official but noted that the situation could be challenging for someone newly stepping into the role.

Greenland’s prime minister, Jens-Frederik Nielsen, told local media he would temporarily take over the foreign affairs portfolio.

Authorities in both Greenland’s capital Nuuk and Denmark’s government in Copenhagen have repeatedly stressed that Greenland is not for sale and that only the people of the territory can decide its political future.

Greenland is currently governed by a coalition that does not plan to pursue immediate independence from Denmark.

The pro-independence Naleraq party, which advocates for rapid independence and finished second in the March legislative elections, is not part of the current government.

Although Siumut’s withdrawal reduces the coalition’s numbers, the government led by Nielsen still maintains a parliamentary majority with 19 seats in Greenland’s 31-member legislature.

Siumut had criticised the government for allowing two ministers who are candidates in Denmark’s upcoming parliamentary elections to remain in office during their campaign.

Greenland holds two seats in the Danish parliament, with elections scheduled for March 24.