Faroese general election, 2011

Faroese general election, 2011

29 October 2011

Party Leader % Seats ± Union Kaj Leo Johannesen 24.7% 8 +1 People's Jørgen Niclasen 22.5% 8 +1 Republic Høgni Hoydal 18.3% 6 -2 Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 17.8% 6 0 Progress Poul Michelsen 6.3% 2 New Centre Jenis av Rana 6.2% 2 -1 Self-Government Kári P. Højgaard 4.2% 1 -1

This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.

Prime Minister before Prime Minister Kaj Leo Johannesen Union Kaj Leo Johannesen Union

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Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 29 October 2011. Faroese law states that new elections must be held at least once every four years; however, either the Prime Minister (Løgmaður) or a majority of the members of the Faroese Parliament (the Løgting) may call an election before the end of this period. The previous elections having been held on 20 January 2008, the latest date on which the next elections could have been held was 19 January 2012. However, the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands, Kaj Leo Johannesen, announced on 27 September 2011 that elections would be held on 29 October 2011. He gave no particular reason for his decision.^[1]

Parliamentary elections must be held no earlier than four weeks and no later than five weeks after the announcement has been made.^[2]

Results

The centre-right parties gained significantly, with both the pro-union Union Party and pro-independence People's Party gaining a seat each, while the new Progress movement (classical liberal) – formed seven months earlier as a breakaway from the People's Party – entered the Løgting with two seats.^[3] The left-wing and centrist parties all lost ground in consequence.^[4]

See also

• List of members of the Løgting, 2011–15

References

Elections and referendums in the Faroe Islands
Løgting elections	1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1943 1945 1946 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1980 1984 1988 1990 1994 1998 2002 2004 2008 2011 2015
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See also: Elections and referendums in Denmark Elections and referendums in Greenland