People's Party (Faroe Islands)

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.

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.

The independence plan failed in 2001, after Denmark threatened to cut economic assistance earlier than anticipated.

The election on 2 August 2007 gave Jørgen Niclasen the majority of the votes, making him the new party chairman.

In 2013, Janus Rein, who was elected for Progress, joined the Peoples Party after being a member of the Løgting without any political membership for eleven months.

It is one of two major parties (along with Republic) whose primary concern was historically the constitutional issue, rather than economics.

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