New Delhi, March 12 -- The Centre-right Demokraatit Party has won Greenland's parliamentary elections, held 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 - secured around 30 per cent of the vote, in the election, according to BBC.

Celebrating the victory, Demokraatit party leader Jens-Frederik Nielsen called it a "historic result in Greenland's political history."

The vote is, however, not enough for the pro-business Demokraatit Party to single-handedly rule the Arctic territory. The party will, instead, need to partner to form a coalition government.

Both Demokraatit, and the second-place party, Nalera...