Former Faroese minister says he would have annulled local election

Bjarni Kárason Petersen, the former Faroese minister of legal affairs, has stated he would have annulled the municipal election in Runavík if he had the chance, according to a report by Faroese broadcaster KVF.

Petersen, who served as minister when the decision to hold a re-vote in Runavík was made, said the election should have been invalidated from the start. His remarks follow a court ruling that acquitted a man accused of electoral fraud in Oyndarfjørður in connection with the Runavík municipal vote.

“It was the right decision to annul the municipal election, and if I had the opportunity, I would have done it immediately,” Petersen told KVF.

The court has not ruled on whether electoral fraud occurred in Oyndarfjørður.