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Elections In The Faroe IslandsElections in the Faroe Islands gives information on election and election results in the Faroe Islands. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials. - See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.
The Faroe Islands elects on national level a legislature. The Diet (Lgtingi) has 32 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. 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. 1984 Election JF - 23.4%, 8 members FF - 21.6%, 7 members SF - 21.2%, 7 members TF - 19.5%, 6 members SSF - 8.5%, 2 members KFF - 5.8%, 2 members 1988 Election FF - 23.2%, 8 members JF - 21.6%, 7 members SF - 21.2%, 7 members TF - 16.2%, 6 members SSF - 7.1%, 2 members KFF - 5.5%, 2 members Others - 2.2%, 0 members 1990 Election JF - 27.5%, 10 members FF - 21.9%, 7 members SF - 18.9%, 6 members TF - 14.7%, 4 members SSF - 8.8%, 3 members KFF - 5.9%, 2 members Others - 2.3%, 0 members 1994 Election SF - 23.4%, 8 members FF - 16.0%, 6 members JF - 15.4%, 5 members TF - 13.7%, 4 members VF - 9.5%, 3 members KFF - 6.3%, 2 members MF - 5.8%, 2 members SSF - 5.6%, 2 members Others - 4.3%, 0 members 1998 Election TF - 23.8%, 8 members JF - 21.9%, 7 members FF - 21.3%, 8 members SF - 18.0%, 6 members SSF - 7.7%, 2 members MF - 4.1%, 1 member KFF - 2.5%, 0 members VF - 0.8%, 0 members Others - 0.8%, 0 members 2002 Election SF - 26.0%, 8 members TF - 23.7%, 8 members JF - 20.9%, 7 members FF - 20.8%, 7 members SSF - 4.4%, 1 member MF - 4.2%, 1 member 2004 Election SF - 23.7%, 7 members JF - 21.8%, 7 members TF - 21.7%, 8 members FF - 20.6%, 7 members MF - 5.2%, 2 members SSF - 4.6%, 1 member Others - 2.4%, 0 members JF = Social-Democrats (Equality Party) SF = Union Party (have been in coalition with the Labour Front and the Home Rule Party at some elections) TF = Republican Party (Party for People's Government) FF = People's Party SSF = Self-Government Party MF = Centre Party KFF = Christian People's Party VF = Workers' Movement See also External links
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