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! [[Folketing]] <br> <small>(Danish <br> Parliament)</small> |
! [[Folketing]] <br> <small>(Danish <br> Parliament)</small> |
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Logo_of_the_Union_Party_(Faroe_Islands,_2020).svg|center|50x50px]]<big>SP</big> |
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| [[Union Party (Faroe Islands)|Union Party]] <br> ''Sambandsflokkurin'' |
| [[Union Party (Faroe Islands)|Union Party]] <br> ''Sambandsflokkurin'' |
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| <small> Also rendered as the Unionist Party</small> |
| <small> Also rendered as the Unionist Party</small> |
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:2022_logo_of_the_People's_Party_(Faroe_Islands).png|center|50x50px]]<big>A</big> |
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| [[People's Party (Faroe Islands)|People's Party]] <br> ''Fólkaflokkurin'' |
| [[People's Party (Faroe Islands)|People's Party]] <br> ''Fólkaflokkurin'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Jafnaðarflokkurinn.svg| |
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| {{nowrap|[[Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)|Social Democratic Party]]}} <br> ''Javnaðarflokkurin'' |
| {{nowrap|[[Social Democratic Party (Faroe Islands)|Social Democratic Party]]}} <br> ''Javnaðarflokkurin'' |
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| <small> Also rendered as the Equality Party</small> |
| <small> Also rendered as the Equality Party</small> |
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| [[Republic (Faroe Islands)|Republic]] <br> ''Tjóðveldi'' |
| [[Republic (Faroe Islands)|Republic]] <br> ''Tjóðveldi'' |
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| <small> Also rendered as the Party for People's Government</small> |
| <small> Also rendered as the Party for People's Government</small> |
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| [[Progress (Faroe Islands)|Progress]] <br> ''Framsókn'' |
| [[Progress (Faroe Islands)|Progress]] <br> ''Framsókn'' |
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| style="text-align:center;" | [[File:Miðflokkurinn.svg| |
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| [[Centre Party (Faroe Islands)|Centre Party]] <br> ''Miðflokkurin'' |
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| [[Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands)|Self-Government Party]] <br> ''Sjálvstýrisflokkurin'' |
| [[Self-Government Party (Faroe Islands)|Self-Government Party]] <br> ''Sjálvstýrisflokkurin'' |
Revision as of 13:47, 11 December 2022
The Faroe Islands have a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.
There are two major ideological cleavages in Faroese politics. In addition to the left-right spectrum, parties are also divided between those that want to maintain the Faroes' place within the Danish Realm ('unionists') and those that want Faroese independence ('separatists').
The current government is formed by a coalition between the two major centre-right parties, the Union Party and the People's Party, and the small, centrist Centre Party and Self-Government Party.
Political parties with elected representation at a national level
There are currently seven parties represented in the Løgting. The two largest parties – each with eight seats – represent centre-right unionism and centre-right separatism, while the next two – each with six seats – represent centre-left unionism and left-wing separatism. There are also three minor parties in the Løgting.
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Party | MPs | Ideology | Leader | Notes | ||
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SP | Union Party Sambandsflokkurin |
7 | 1 | Centre-right – conservative liberal and Nordic agrarian. In favour of union with Denmark. | Bárður Nielsen | Also rendered as the Unionist Party | |
A | People's Party Fólkaflokkurin |
8 | 0 | Centre-right – liberal conservative. In favour of Faroese independence. | Jørgen Niclasen | ||
JF | Social Democratic Party Javnaðarflokkurin |
7 | 1 | Centre-left – social democratic. In favour of union with Denmark. | Aksel V. Johannesen | Also rendered as the Equality Party | |
E | Republic Tjóðveldi |
6 | 0 | Left-wing – democratic socialist. In favour of Faroese independence. | Høgni Hoydal | Also rendered as the Party for People's Government | |
F | Progress Framsókn |
2 | 0 | Centre-right – classical liberal. In favour of Faroese independence. | Poul Michelsen | ||
H | Centre Party Miðflokkurin |
2 | 0 | Right-Wing – Christian democratic and agrarian. In favour of Faroese independence. | Jenis av Rana | ||
D | Self-Government Party Sjálvstýrisflokkurin |
1 | 0 | Centre – social liberal. In favour of gradual Faroese independence. | Kári P. Højgaard | Also rendered as the Home Rule Party or Independence Party |
Defunct parties
- Advancement for the Islands (Marxist–Leninist) (Oyggjaframi (marx-leninistar))
- Business Party (Vinnuflokkurin)
- Faroese Communist Party (Kommunistiski flokkur Føroya)
- Christian People's Party (Kristiligi fólkaflokkurin), formerly known as the Progress Party (Framburðsflokkurin)
- Faroese Socialists (Føroyskir Sosialistar)
- Faroese Party (Hin føroyski flokkurin)
- Freedom Union (Frælsisfylkingin)
- Funny Party (Hin stuttligi flokkurin)
- Progress Party (Framsóknarflokkurin)
- The Red 1 May Group
- Separatist Party (Loysingarflokkurin)
- Social Separatist Party (Sosialistiski loysingarflokkurin)
- Worker's Union (Verkamannafylkingin)