By Af Hanne Broberg  Print
25-11 - 23:00

'I'm just so happy and incredibly satisfied,' said the former premier. 'I've waited 30 years for this and I'm just glad that the voter turnout was so high. It shows that the nation stands behind the "yes" vote.'

During the course of the evening's well-wishes and handshakes, Motzfeldt also managed to voice his ideas on what the first political milestone should be for the new self-rule government.

'If it was up to me, then I think we should first take a deep breath and then get the country stabilised. And the first area to take care of in that respect is raw materials,' said Motzfeldt.

'We have to have full responsibility for that area and now we have the legal right to it. Then we have to determine how to get the most out of those resources economically for Greenland,' he said.