Government & politics — Faroe Islands

• history: 5 June 1953 (Danish Constitution), 23 March 1948 (Home Rule Act), and 24 June 2005 (Takeover Act) serve as the Faroe Islands'
• constitutional position in the Unity of the Realm amendments: see entry for Denmark

• chief of state: King FREDERIK X of Denmark (since 14 January 2024), represented by High Commissioner Lene Moyell JOHANSEN, chief adminis
• trative officer (since 15 May 2017) (2024) head of government: Prime
• Minister Aksel V. JOHANNESEN (since 22 December 2022) cabinet: Land
• sstyri appointed by the prime minister elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held on 8 December 2022 (next to be held in 2026)

Description

unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (33 seats; members directly elected in a single nationwide constituency by proportional representation vote; members serve 4-year terms) the Faroe Islands elect 2 members to the Danish Parliament to serve 4-year terms

Elections

Faroese Parliament - last held on 8 December 2022 (next to be held in 2026) Faroese seats in the Danish Parliament last held on 31 October 2022 (next to be held no later than 31 October 2026)

Election Results

Faroese Parliament percent of vote by party - JF 26.6%, B 20%, A 18.9%, E 17.7%, F 7.5%, H 6.6%, seats by party - JF 9, B 7, A 6, E 6, F 3, H 2;

Composition

• men 27, women 6
• percent of women 18.2% Faroese seats in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - JF 1, B 1;

Composition

men 2 2019: Faroese Parliament percent of vote by party - People's Party 24.2%, JF 21.2%, Union Party 21.2%, Republic 18.2%, Center Party 6%, Progress Party 6%, Self-Government Party 3%, seats by party - People's Party 8, JF 7, Union Party 7, Republic 6, Center Party 2, Progress Party 2, Self-Government Party 1,

Composition

• men 25, women 8
• percent of women 24.2% Faroese seats in Danish Parliament - percent of vote by party - NA
• seats by party - JF 1, Republic 1;

Composition

men 2

• highest court(s): Faroese Court or Raett (Rett - Danish) decides both civil and criminal cases; th
• e Court is part of the Danish legal system subordinate courts: Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif; Mixed Commercial Court; Land Court

part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark; there are 29 first-order municipalities (kommunur, singular - kommuna) Eidhi, Eystur, Famjin, Fuglafjordhur, Fugloy, Hov, Husavik, Hvalba, Hvannasund, Klaksvik, Kunoy, Kvivik, Nes, Porkeri, Runavik, Sandur, Sjovar, Skalavik, Skopun, Skuvoy, Sorvagur, Sumba, Sunda, Torshavn, Tvoroyri, Vagar, Vagur, Vestmanna, Vidhareidhi

• Center Party or H (Midflokkurin) [Jenis av RANA]
• People's Party or A (Folkaflokkurin) [Benir JOHANNESEN]
• Progress Party or F (Framsokn) [Ruth VANG]
• Republic or E (Tjodveldi) [Hogni HOYDAL] (formerly the Republican Party)
• Self-Government Party or D (Sjalvstyri or Sjalvstyrisflokkurin) [Samal Peter I GRUND]
• Social Democratic Party or JF (Javnadarflokkurin) or JF [Aksel V. JOHANNESEN]
• Union Party or B (Sambandsflokkurin) [Bardur A STEIG NIELSEN]

embassy

none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)

• none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)