N UUK, Greenland — Greenland’s likely new prime minister on Wednesday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s effort to take control of the island, saying Greenlanders must be allowed to decide their own future as it moves toward independence from Denmark.

The center-right Demokraatit Party has won the most votes in Greenland elections in a surprise result for an election held in the shadow of President Donald Trump’s stated goal of taking control of the island “one way or the other.

President Donald Trump ’s dream of U.S. control over Greenland may be on hold after this week’s election in the autonomous Danish territory. During a debate earlier this week, leaders of six parties were asked if they trust Trump.