Faroese parliamentary election, 2008
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Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 19 January 2008, the latest possible date. The Self-Government Party and the Centre Party gained a seat each while the Social Democratic Party lost a seat. The number of women went from three to seven.[1] The leaders of the ruling parties will discuss a possible continuation of the current government before trying other possibilities.[2]
It had been considered to amend the election law to hold the election two weeks later to pass a number of important bills before the election, but in the end the negotiations on this failed and the election was called on 2007-12-07.[3][4] Prior to this election, the electoral system was changed in 2007 from a constituency-based d'Hondt proportional representation (with seven multi-member constituencies), which had some elements of mixed member proportional voting, to a nation-wide d'Hondt based proportional system to reduce disproportionality.[5]
Prior to the election, the Social Democratic Party formed a centrist unionist government with the People's Party and the Union Party. After the elections, four days of negotiations saw a centre-left separatist government emerge; while the Social Democratic Party retained the PM's post, the strongly pro-independence Republic got the majority of ministerial posts (including the newly-created post of foreign minister). The Centre Party also participated in the new government. Among the coalition agreement points was a plan to draft a constitution for the Faroe Islands, which would be approved in a referendum to be held in 2010.
[edit] Results
| Parties | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (Tjfl, Tjóðveldisflokkurin) | 7,238 | 23.3 | 8 |
| Union Party (Sbfl, Sambandsflokkurin) | 6,521 | 21.0 | 7 |
| People's Party (Flfl, Fólkaflokkurin) | 6,233 | 20.1 | 7 |
| Social Democratic Party (Jvfl, Javnaðarflokkurin) | 6,016 | 19.3 | 6 |
| Centre Party (Mfl, Miðflokkurin) | 2,603 | 8.4 | 3 |
| Self-Government Party (Sjfl, Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) | 2,243 | 7.2 | 2 |
| Miðnámsflokkurin | 221 | 0.7 | — |
| Total (turnout 89.3%) | 31,112 | 100.0 | 33 |
| Source: uf.fo | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Nýggja løgtingið valt - stór útskifting og fleiri kvinnur Kringvarp Føroya, 20 January 2008 (Faroese)
- ^ Samgonguflokkarnir vilja fyrst geva sær sjálvum nýggjan kjans Kringvarp Føroya, 20 January 2008 (Faroese)
- ^ Faroese election Norden, 10 December 2007
- ^ Faeroes to head to polls The Copenhagen Post, 7 December 2007
- ^ Elections to the Faroese Løgting Election Resources on the Internet
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