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Polls close in Greenland election

By JAN M. OLSEN – 17 minutes ago

COPENHAGEN (AP) — Early results Wednesday suggested a possible power shift in Greenland's last parliamentary election before the residents of the ice-capped island assume greater autonomy from Denmark.

Polls before the vote suggested the Social Democratic Siumut Party could be ousted after 30 years in power in a vote focusing on corruption allegations and political wrangling.

The first official election results from small hamlets on the mostly Inuit island showed the left-wing opposition Inuit Ataqatigiit getting more support than Siumut, although it was unlikely either party would get an outright majority.