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Sjálvstýri

Sjálvstýri (previously Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) (English: referred to interchangeably as Independence, Self-Government, or Home Rule) is a liberal,[2] autonomist[4] political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík, Jógvan Skorheim.[5]

Nýtt Sjálvstýri traditionally supported greater autonomy for the Faroes within the Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1998 it agreed, as part of a coalition deal with Tjóðveldi and Fólkaflokkurin, to support national independence for the Faroes. Today it supports obtaining independence through gradually increasing Faroese autonomy until the Faroe Islands becomes a de facto independent state.

At the 2008 election to the Løgting, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and two out of 33 seats. In early elections in 2011, the party's vote fell to 4.2% and it lost one seat.[6] At the 2011 election to the Løgting, the party won 4% of the votes; two members were elected.[7]

Leaders

Election results

Faroese general election

Danish general election

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.vp.fo/news/sjalvstyri-nyggjan-floksformann Sjálvstýri nýggjan floksformann
  2. ^ a b Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  3. ^ a b Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b Jason Sorens (13 February 2012). Secessionism: Identity, Interest, and Strategy. MQUP. pp. 180–. ISBN 978-0-7735-8751-9.
  5. ^ in.fo - Jógvan Skorheim formaður í Sjálvstýrisflokkinum Archived 2015-04-16 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Kringvarp.fo, Results from the political elections 2011 and 2008 Archived 2011-11-20 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Mohr, Bjarni; Frederiksen, Leivur (2 September 2015). "Løgtingsval 2015: Her er endaliga valúrslitið" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  8. ^ In union with Social Democratic Party.

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