General Information
At Stake in this Election:
- The 33 members of the Løgting.
Government Structure:
- Head of Government: Prime Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN
- Assembly: Legislative assembly, the Løgting, consisting of 33 members.
Electoral System[1]:
- The Faroe Islands are a self-governing nation with a high degree of autonomy encompassed by the external sovereignty of the Kingdom of Denmark. The political system is a variation of the Scandinavian style of parliamentary democracy.
- The legislative assembly, the Løgting, consists of 33 members serving for a period of four years. They are elected by popular vote and the Faroe Islands vote as a single constituency.
- The executive government, Føroya Landsstýri, is headed by the Prime Minister, known in Faroese as løgmaður.
Results:
|
Party |
Party Leader |
Votes |
% |
Seats |
|
People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) |
Jørgen Niclasen |
8,290 |
24.5 |
8 |
|
Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) |
Aksel V. Johannesen |
7,480 |
22.1 |
7 |
|
Unionist Party (Sambandsflokkurin) |
Bárður á Steig Nielsen |
6,874 |
20.3 |
7 |
|
Republic Party (Tjóðveldi) |
Høgni Hoydal |
6,127 |
18.1 |
6 |
|
Center Party (Miðflokkurin) |
Jenis av Rana |
1,815 |
5.4 |
2 |
|
Progressive Party (Framsókn) |
Poul Michelsen |
1,559 |
4.6 |
2 |
|
Self-Government (Sjálvstýri) |
Jógvan Skorheim |
1,157 |
3.4 |
1 |
|
Cannabis Initiative (Framtakið fyri rættinum at velja kannabis) |
Hallur Hjalgrímsson Djurhuus |
310 |
0.9 |
0 |
|
Faroese Party (Føroyaflokkurin) |
|
167 |
0.5 |
0 |
Population and Registered Voters:
Gender Data:
- Female Population: 24,516[4] (2018 est.)
- Is Faroe Islands a signatory to CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
- Has Faroe Islands ratified CEDAW: Yes (17 July 1980)
- Gender Quota: N/A
- Female Candidates in this election: N/A
- Number of Female Legislators: N/A
- Human Development Index (HDI) Position: N/A
- Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Categorization: N/A
Disability Data:
- Is Faroe Islands a signatory to CRPD: N/A
- Has Faroe Islands ratified CRPD: N/A
- Population with a Disability: N/A