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List of political parties in the Faroe Islands

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



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