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Politics Of The Faroe IslandsCountry name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Faroe Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Froyar Data code: FO Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948 Government type: Constitional Monarchy Capital: Trshavn Administrative divisions: 36 municipalities (from 1 January 2005) Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark) National holiday: lavska 28 and 29 July Constitution: 5 June 1953 (Danish constitution) Legal system: Danish and Faroese Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen Margaret II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit Kleis, chief administrative officer (since 2001)
head of government: Prime Minister Jannes Eidesgaard (since 4 February 2004)
cabinet: Landsstyri elected by the Faroese Parliament
elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the party that wins the most seats is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held January 2004
election results: Jannes Eidesgaard elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA Legislative branch: unicameral Faroese Parliament or Lgting (27 - 32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms)
elections: see: Elections in the Faroe Islands
election results: percent of vote by party - Republican Party 23.8%, People's Party 21.3%, Social Democratic Party 21.9%, Coalition Party (Union Party, Labor Front, Home Rule Party) 18%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, People's Party 8, Social Democratic Party 7, Coalition Party 6, other parties 3
note: election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 8 February 2005 (next to be held by NA 2009); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, People's Party 1 Judicial branch: none Political parties and leaders: See: List of political parties in the Faroe Islands International affairs International organization participation: Nordic Council, NIB, International Maritime Organization, International Whaling Commission
Complete list Diplomatic representation in the US: none (Danish embassy in Washington: Danmarkemb.org) Diplomatic representation in the United Kingdom: Faroese representation in London Faroeislands.org.uk Diplomatic representation from the US: none (US embassy in Copenhagen: USembassy.dk) Diplomatic representation from the United Kingdom: - Consul Tummas H. Dam
- P/F Damfar
- PO Box 1154
- FO 110 Trshavn
- Tel: (00 298) 35 99 77
- Fax:(00 298) 35 99 80
- E-mail:damfar@post.olivant.fo
Flag description: Merki is a white flag with a red cross outlined in blue that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag) External links
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