COPENHAGEN—Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen shocked political observers this week by calling for an early national election, citing her surging popularity following Denmark’s heroic refusal to sell Greenland to former U.S. President turned would-be arctic landlord, Donald Trump.

Frederiksen, who is legally obligated to hold an election by October but was reportedly inspired by a sudden spike in support from polar bear lobbying groups, declared, “The time is right for Denmark to unite against foreign billionaires eyeing our icy tundra as a future golf resort. We will not stand for polar condos!”

Political analysts agree that Frederiksen is gambling on what insiders have called the ‘Greenland bounce’—a mysterious phenomenon where poll numbers rise in direct proportion to how many American billionaires Denmark rebuffs. “It worked with Trump, why not Jeff Bezos next?” mused political scientist Knud Storgaard. “She could ride this all the way to an absolute majority if she starts rumors about Elon Musk building Tesla charging stations in Nuuk.”

Opposition leader Lars Rasmussen criticized the move, claiming Frederiksen is “using the sacred defense of Greenlandic landmass for political gain” and called for an election based solely on the merits of securing better bike lanes in Copenhagen. Meanwhile, local Greenlander Pia Johnsdóttir was unimpressed: “I’ll vote for whoever promises to finally bring us a Starbucks and not just as a negotiation tactic with Americans.”

Official campaign posters now feature an angry walrus glaring menacingly at a tiny golden-haired man in a red cap, with the slogan: ‘Our Ice, Our Choice.’