Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (known in English as, variously, the Self-Government Party, the Independence Party, and the Home Rule Party)
Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (known in English as, variously, the Self-Government Party, the Independence Party, and the Home Rule Party) is a social-liberal party in the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by Kári P. Højgaard.
Sjálvstýrisflokkurin traditionally supported greater autonomy for the Faroes within the Kingdom of Denmark, but in 1998 it agreed, as part of a coalition deal with Tjóðveldisflokkurin and Fólkaflokkurin, to support national independence for the Faroes.
At the 2008 election to the Løgting, the party won 7.2% of the popular vote and 2 out of 33 seats. In early elections in 2011, the party's vote fell to 4,2% and lost one of its two seats.
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