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POLITICAL PARTY DETAILS
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AbbreviationB
Websitehttp://www.samband.fo/
CountryDenmark
Established1906-08-18
Disbanded0000-00-00
ContributorRP
Last EditedBojicat - October 25, 2022 10:08am
DescriptionCenter-right Faroese party begun as a parliamentary group called the "Unionists" on August 18, 1906, the members of which supported Danish Unionism (remaining within the Kingdom of Denmark; hence, the party's name). Party is the second-oldest in the Faroe Islands, launched the same year (1906) as Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (the Self-Government Party), its rival during the reign of the Islands' exclusively two-party system, which ended in the 1930s. Party was founded to support agrarian issues and farmer's rights, moving decades later to focus on business development and cultural/social issues. The Union Party fought against Home Rule (established in 1948) and was also against creating Faroese as an official language, working to ensure that Danish should continue to be used in schools. Party holds 7 seats in the 33-seat Løgting. Party has been chaired by Bárður á Steig Nielsen since October 24, 2015. Nielsen has been Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands since September 16, 2019 [Sambandsflokkurin (SF; election symbol "B"), Unionist Party].

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MOST RECENT RACES
12/08/2022 Faroe Islands Løgting - Party Standings Union Party Lost 21.21% (-6.06%)
12/08/2022 Faroe Islands Løgting - Popular Vote Union Party Lost 19.98% (-6.61%)
12/08/2022 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen Lost 21.21% (-33.33%)
11/01/2022 DEN Folketinget - Party Standings Union Party Lost 0.56% (-27.37%)
10/31/2022 Faroe Islands Folketinget - Popular Vote Union Party Won 30.19% (+1.98%)
08/31/2019 Faroe Islands Løgting - Party Standings Union Party Won 21.21% (+0.00%)
08/31/2019 Faroe Islands Løgting - Popular Vote Union Party Lost 20.35% (-4.19%)
08/31/2019 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen Won 51.52% (+30.30%)
06/05/2019 Faroe Islands Folketinget - Popular Vote Union Party Won 28.32% (+2.77%)
06/05/2019 Denmark Folketinget - Party Standings Union Party Lost 0.56% (-26.26%)
09/01/2015 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen Lost 18.18% (-33.33%)
09/01/2015 Faroe Islands Løgting - Party Standings Union Party Lost 18.18% (-6.06%)
06/18/2015 Faroe Islands Representation at the Folketinget Union Party Lost 23.54% (-0.98%)
10/29/2011 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen Won 57.58% (+39.39%)
09/15/2011 Territorial Parliament of Faroe Islands - Popular Vote Union Party Won 30.77% (+9.82%)
09/15/2011 Territorial Parliament of Faroe Islands - Mandates Union Party Won 25.81% (+0.00%)
09/26/2008 Faroe Islands Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen Won 100.00% (+100.00%)
11/13/2007 Territorial Parliament of Faroe Islands - Popular Vote Union Party Lost 23.47% (-1.89%)
11/13/2007 Territorial Parliament of Faroe Islands - Popular Vote Union Party Lost 21.21% (-3.03%)
02/08/2005 Territorial Parliament of Faroe Islands - Popular Vote Union Party Lost 21.47% (-3.90%)