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)
• Independence Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin, leader Kári P. HØJGAARD])
• People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin, leader Anfinn KALLSBERG)
• Republican Party (Tjóðveldisflokkurin, leader Høgni HOYDAL)
• Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin, leader Joannes EIDESGAARD)
• Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin, leader Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN)

See 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