Home · Calendar · Countries · References · Links · Content       
    Parties and Elections in Europe        
 FAROES (DENMARK)

King: Frederik X. · Løgmaður: Aksel V. Johannesen (JF) · Governing parties: JF, TJ, F
Legislative elections: Føroya Løgting, 4-year term, 33 seats, 3% threshold, party-list PR:

   2022 2019 2015 2011
Party Ideology % Seats % Seats % Seats % Seats
Javnaðarflokkurin (JF)
Social Democratic Party
Unionism
Social democracy
26,6 9 22,1 7 25,1 8 17,7 6
Sambandsflokkurin (SB)
Union Party
Unionism
Conservative liberalism
Agrarianism
20,0 7 20,3 7 18,7 6 24,7 8
Fólkaflokkurin (FF)
People's Party
Separatism
Conservatism
Economic liberalism
18,9 6 24,5 8 18,9 6 22,5 8
Tjóðveldi (TJ)
Republic
Separatism
Democratic socialism
17,7 6 18,1 6 20,7 7 18,3 6
Framsókn (F)
Progress
Separatism
Liberalism
7,5 3 4,6 2 6,9 2 6,3 2
Miðflokkurin (MF)
Centre Party
Regionalism
Christian democracy
Social conservatism
6,6 2 5,4 2 5,5 2 6,2 2
Sjálvstýri (SJ)
Self-Government (a)
Regionalism
Social liberalism
2,7 - 3,4 1 4,0 2 4,2 1
Others - - 1,4 - - - - -
Total - 33 - 33 - 33 - 33
Turnout 88,1 89,7 88,8 86,6

© 2022 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Kringvarp Føroya (www.kvf.fo).  For full coverage, click here (1945-present). Notes: (a) 2011: Self-Government Party (SSF); 2015: New Self-Government (NSS).