People's Party (Faroe Islands)

The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin – radikalt sjálvstýri
Leader	Jørgen Niclasen
Founded	1939
Merger of	Business Party with a faction of the Self-Government Party
Headquarters	Jónas Broncksgøta 29 100 Tórshavn
Youth wing	HUXA
Ideology	Conservatism Liberal conservatism Faroese independence Economic liberalism
Political position	Centre-right
European affiliation	Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe
International affiliation	International Democrat Union
Colours	Green
Løgting	6 / 33
Folketing (Faroe seats)	0 / 2
Website
www.folkaflokkurin.fo
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The Faroese People's Party – Radical Self-Government (Faroese: Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin – radikalt sjálvstýri) is a pro-Faroese independence conservative and conservative-liberal political party in the Faroe Islands, led by Jørgen Niclasen. One of the four major parties, it's had eight seats in the Løgting since the 2011 election, making it the joint-largest party, but neither of the Faroes' seats in the Folketing.

Founded in 1939 as a split from the Self-Government Party and by former members of the Business Party (Vinnuflokkurin), 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.

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