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flag Greenlandic lawmaker asked to leave Denmark's Parliament for speaking Greenlandic, sparking language use debate.

flag Aki-Matilda Hoegh-Dam, a Greenlandic lawmaker from the Siumut party, was asked to leave Denmark's Parliament for speaking solely in Greenlandic, sparking a debate on language use by lawmakers from Greenland and the Faeroe Islands. flag Parliament Speaker Søren Gade insisted speeches must be in Danish, while Hoegh-Dam called for simultaneous interpretation. flag This incident highlights ongoing tensions between Greenland and Denmark, rooted in historical grievances and independence movements.

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