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List of political parties in the Faroe Islands

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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 centre-left Social Democratic Party, the left-wing Republic, and the centre-right Progress.

Political parties with elected representation at a national level

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There are currently six parties represented in the Løgting. The largest party represents centre-left unionism with nine seats, while the second-largest party represents centre-right unionism with seven seats. The next two – each with six seats – represent centre-right separatism and left-wing separatism. There are also two minor parties in the Løgting, representing centre-right and right-wing separatism. The centrist Self-Government party lacks any representation in the Løgting

Election
Symbol
Party MPs Ideology Leader
Løgting
(Faroese
Parliament)
Folketing
(Danish
Parliament)
SP
Union Party
Sambandsflokkurin
Also rendered as the Unionist Party
7 1 Centre-rightconservative liberal and Nordic agrarian. In favour of union with Denmark. Bárður Nielsen
A
People's Party
Fólkaflokkurin
6 0 Centre-rightliberal conservative. In favour of Faroese independence. Beinir Johannesen [fo]
JF
Social Democratic Party
Javnaðarflokkurin
Also rendered as the Equality Party
9 1 Centre-leftsocial democratic. In favour of union with Denmark. Aksel V. Johannesen
E
Republic
Tjóðveldi
Also rendered as the Party for People's Government
6 0 Left-wingdemocratic socialist. In favour of Faroese independence. Høgni Hoydal
F
Progress
Framsókn
3 0 Centre-rightclassical liberal. In favour of Faroese independence. Ruth Vang [fo]
H
Centre Party
Miðflokkurin
2 0 Right-wingChristian democratic, conservative and anti-LGBT. In favour of Faroese independence. Jenis av Rana
D
Self-Government Party
Sjálvstýrisflokkurin
Also rendered as the Home Rule Party or Independence Party
0 0 Centresocial liberal. In favour of gradual Faroese independence. Sámal Petur [fo]
Schematic depiction of the political party spectrum in the Faroe Islands

Defunct parties

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See also

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