The pro-business opposition Demokraatit party, which favors a slow approach to independence from Denmark, got 30.4% of the votes in the election with more than 90% of ballots counted.
The former ruling democratic socialist party, Inuit Ataqatigiit, sees independence as a long-term project that would require years of negotiations with [Denmark](https://www.newsbytesapp.com/news/world/denmark) and further economic development.
Its main rival, Naleraq, which campaigned for quicker severance from Denmark and a defense deal with the US, lagged behind in the polls.