France, March 12 -- Greenland's parliamentary election of 11 March took place under intense scrutiny, in the wake of Donald Trump's aggressive interest in the Danish island territory, and with independence the key issue for voters.The centre-right opposition won a surprise victory, with support also surging for the pro-independenceNaleraq party.

The Democratic party - which describes itself as "social liberal" and has also called for independence, but in the longer term - more than tripled its score from the 2021 election to win 29.9 percent of votes, official results showed.

The Naleraq party, the most ardently pro-independence of the parties, more than doubled its showing to 24.5 percent.

Never before has an election in Greenland gar...