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 FAROES / DK

Legislative elections: Føroya Løgting, 4-year term, 4% threshold, party-list proportional representation system
           · Løgmaður: Kaj Leo Johannesen (SF) · Government: SF, FF, JF

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2011 Seats 2008 Seats
Sambandsflokkurin (SF)
Union Party
Unionism; Agrarianism, Conservative liberalism  -
1906
24,7% 8 21,0% 7
Fólkaflokkurin (FF)
People's Party
Separatism; Liberal conservatism
 
-
1939
22,5% 8 20,1% 7
Tjóðveldi (TV)
Republic
Separatism; Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Republicanism  NGLA
1948
18,3% 6 23,3% 8
Javnaðarflokkurin (JF)
Equality Party
Unionism; Social democracy
 
-
1925
17,7% 6 19,4% 6
Framsókn (F)
Progress
Separatism; Liberalism
 
-
2011
6,3% 2 - -
Miðflokkurin (MF)
Centre Party
Christian democracy; Social conservatism -
1992
6,2% 2 8,4% 3
Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (SSF)
Self-Government Party
Social liberalism; Regionalism
 
-
1909
4,2% 1 7,2% 2
Others - - - - 0,7% -
Total - - - 33 - 33
Turnout 86,6%  89,2%

 © 2011 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: Kringvarp Føroya (http://www.kringvarp.fo). Archive: Elections 1945-2002.