List of political parties in the Faroe Islands
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Template:Politics of 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), also rendered as Home Rule Party or Self Government Party.
- People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin, leader Anfinn KALLSBERG)
- Republican Party (Tjóðveldisflokkurin, leader Høgni HOYDAL), also rendered as Party for People's Government
- Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin, leader Joannes EIDESGAARD), also rendered as Equality Party
- Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin, leader Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN), also rendered as Unionist Party
Defunct parties
- Advancement for the Islands (m-l)
- Faroese Communist Party
- Faroese Socialists
- The Red 1 May Group (Faroe)
See also
- Index of political parties to browse parties by name
- List of political parties to browse parties by country
- List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
- Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationalsde:Politische Parteien auf den Färöern