A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections.
- See political party for a more comprehensive discussion.
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.
The parties
- Centre Party (Miðflokkurin, leader Jenis Av RANA)
- Independence Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin, leader Kári P. HØJGAARD])
- People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin, leader Anfinn KALLSBERG)
- Republican Party (Tjóðveldisflokkurin, leader Høgni HOYDAL)
- Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin, leader Joannes EIDESGAARD)
- Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin, leader Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN)
See also