New Delhi, March 12 -- The Centre-right Demokraatit Party has wonGreenland's parliamentary elections, a surprise result as the territory went to the polls in the shadow of US President Donald Trump's goal of annexing the island.

The Demokraatit - or the Democratic party, which favours a gradual approach to independence from Denmark - achieved around 30 per cent of the vote, near-complete results show, according to BBC

The vote is not enough to single-handedly rule the Arctic territory. The party will instead need to partner with opponents to form a coalition, according to NBC news.

Celebrating the victory, Demokraatit party leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen said, "I think this is a historic result in Greenland's political history."

Nielsen...