Parties and Elections in Europe

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		2008	Seats	2004	Seats
	Tjóðveldi (TV) Republic	Separatism; Democratic socialism, Republicanism	- 1948	23,3%	8	21,7%	8
	Sambandsflokkurin (SF) Union Party	Unionism; Conservative liberalism; Agrarianism	- 1906	21,0%	7	23,7%	7
	Fólkaflokkurin (FF) People's Party	Separatism; Liberal conservatism	- 1939	20,1%	7	20,6%	7
	Javnaðarflokkurin (JF) Social Democratic Party	Social democracy	- 1925	19,4%	6	21,8%	7
	Miðflokkurin (MF) Centre Party	Christian democracy; Social conservatism	- 1992	8,4%	3	5,2%	2
	Sjálvstýrisflokkurin (SSF) Self-Government Party	Social liberalism	- 1909	7,2%	2	4,6%	1
Others		-	-	0,7%	-	2,4%	-
Total		-	-	-	33	-	32
Turnout		-	-	89,2%		92,3%