Vinnuflokkurin was a political party in the Faroe Islands. It was founded by bank director Thorstein Petersen in 1935. The party was listed ("I" in the election letters) at the 1936 elections, and took 8.1 percent of the vote, enough to gain 2 seats at the Løgting

Løgting

Løgting is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, a self-ruling dependency of Denmark.The name literally means "Law Thing" - that is, a law assembly - and derives from Old Norse lǫgþing, which was a name given to ancient assemblies. A ting or Þing has existed on the Faroe Islands for over...

. Petersen didn't represent the party in the Løgting itself.

Dagblaðið was the publication for Vinnuflokkurin, and went on to become Fólkaflokkurin in 1939.

External links

• Fólkaflokkurin: Málningur av Thorstein Petersen handaður Fólkaflokkinum (Faroese and Danish)