Greenland votes for new leaders, shift to self-rule

COPENHAGEN, Denmark: Greenland voters were casting ballots yesterday in the last parliamentary election before the mostly Inuit residents of the ice-capped island assume greater autonomy from Denmark.

Polls suggested the center-right Siumut Party could be ousted after 30 years in power in a vote focusing on corruption allegations and political wrangling.

Premier Hans Enoksen called the snap election after Greenlanders decided in a November referendum to loosen ties with Denmark, which has controlled the giant island since the 18th century.