Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands)

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Sjálvstýrisflokkurin The Self-Government Party
Leader	Kári P. Højgaard
Founded	1909
Ideology	Social liberalism, Regionalism
International affiliation	None
Website http://www.sjalvstyri.fo/

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.

At the last legislative elections, held on 20 January 2004, the party won 4.6% of the popular vote and 1 out of 32 seats. 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.

[edit] See also

• Liberalism
• Contributions to liberal theory
• Liberalism worldwide
• List of liberal parties
• Liberal democracy

[edit] External links

• Sjálvstýrisflokkurin official site

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