List of political parties in 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)
* Self-Government Party ("Sjálvstýrisflokkurin", leader Kári P. Højgaard), also rendered as Home Rule Party or Independence Party
* The Faroe People's Party - Radical Self-Government ("Hin føroyski fólkaflokkurin - Radikalt sjálvstýri", leader Jørgen Niclasen).
* Republic ("Tjóðveldi", leader Høgni Hoydal), also rendered as Party for People's Government or as Republican Party
* Social Democratic Party ("Javnaðarflokkurin", leader Jóannes Eidesgaard), also rendered as Equality Party
* Union Party ("Sambandsflokkurin", leader Kaj Leo Johannesen), also rendered as Unionist Party
* Student Party ("Miðnámsflokkurin", leader Bergur Johannesen)

Defunct parties

*Advancement for the Islands (m-l)
*Faroese Communist Party
*Faroese Christian Party ("Kristiligi fólkaflokkurin")
*Faroese Socialists
*The Faroese Party ("Hin føroyski flokkurin")
*Freedom Union ("Frælsisfylkingin")
*The Red 1 May Group (Faroe)
*Social Separatist Party ("Sosialistiski loysingarflokkurin")
*Worker's Union (Faroese political party) ("Verkamannafylkingin")

ee 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 internationals