People's Party (Faroe Islands)
Political party in the Faroe Islands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government (Faroese: Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin – radikalt sjálvstýri) is a pro-Faroese independence conservative[5] and conservative-liberal[6] political party on the Faroe Islands[7] led by Beinir Johannesen. One of the four major parties, it has had eight seats in the Løgting since the 2019 election, making it the joint-largest party, but it has neither of the Faroes' seats in the Folketing.
The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin – radikalt sjálvstýri | |
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Leader | Beinir Johannesen |
Founded | 1939 |
Merger of | Business Party with a faction of the Self-Government Party |
Headquarters | Jónas Broncksgøta 29 100 Tórshavn |
Youth wing | HUXA |
Ideology | |
Political position | Centre-right[4] |
National affiliation | Conservative People's Party |
European affiliation | European Conservatives and Reformists Party (until 2022) |
International affiliation | International Democrat Union |
Nordic affiliation | Conservative Group |
Colours | Green |
Løgting | 6 / 33 |
Folketing (Faroe seats) | 0 / 2 |
Election symbol | |
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Website | |
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Founded in 1939 as a split from the Self-Government Party and by former members of the Business Party (Vinnuflokkurin),[8] the party has traditionally supported greater autonomy for the Faroe Islands. Party leader Hákun Djurhuus served as Prime Minister from 1963 to 1967, as did Jógvan Sundstein from 1989 to 1991. In 1998, it adopted a policy of full independence from Denmark as part of a coalition deal in which leader Anfinn Kallsberg became PM. From 2004 until 2011, except for a short period in 2008, the party has been in coalition with the Union Party and Social Democratic Party, who want to maintain the political status quo. Since November 2011 the party has been in a coalition with the Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin), the Centre Party (Miðflokkurin) and until September 2013 also with the Self-Government Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin), who left the coalition after their minister had been sacked.[9]
The party was a member of the European Conservatives and Reformists Party until 2022. The party is affiliated to the International Democrat Union.