Finance minister resigns

Finance minister resigns
Jørgen Niclasen has resigned as finance minister after being caught driving over the limit
Jørgen Niclasen, party leader of Fólkaflokkurin, has just resigned as finance minister
Mynd: Bjarni Árting Rubeksen  
 
16.02.2022 - 18:16

“I had been drinking the night before, and the following morning I thoughtlessly took my car to the bakery to get some bread. I was stopped by the police, who asked me to take a breath test. The test came out positive.”

So said Jørgen Niclasen in an interview with news portal vp.fo.

“I made a mistake for which I take full responsibility,” he added. “I have asked the Prime Minister to dismiss me from my ministerial post.”

Prime Minister Bárður á Steig Nielsen will be temporarily taking over the finance minister post while Niclasen’s party, Fólkaflokkurin, discusses the new situation.

 

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

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