Centre Party (Faroe Islands) Explained

Country:the Faroe Islands
Centre Party
Native Name:Miðflokkurin
Leader:Jenis av Rana
Youth Wing:Ung fyri Miðflokkin
Split:Christian People's Party
Foundation:30 May 1992
Position:Right-wing
Affiliation1 Title:Nordic affiliation
Affiliation1:Centre Group
Colours:Blue
Seats1 Title:Løgting
Seats2 Title:Folketing
(Faroe seats)
Symbol:H

The Centre Party (Faroese: Miðflokkurin) is a Christian democratic, conservative[1] political party on the Faroe Islands, led by Jenis av Rana. The party is known for its social conservatism, particularly its stance on LGBT rights.[2]

At the 2008 Faroese general election, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and three out of 33 seats in the Løgting. In the 2011 Faroese general election, the party fell to 6.2% and two seats.

Current members of the Løgting

As of the 2022 general snap election:

Name Elected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A) Votes obtained in the general electionTitle
R 721 Member of the Løgting
E 518 Member of the Løgting

Leaders

Party leaders  Parliamentary leaders

History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections

Faroese general election
YearVotesSeatsPosition
%±
19941,4915.2New 7th
19981,1254.1 1 6th
20021,2924.2 0 6th
20041,6615.2 1 5th
20082,6108.4 1 5th
20111,8826.2 1 6th
align=left 20151,7755.5 0 6th
align=left 20191,8155.4 0 5th
align=left 20222,2426.6 0 6th
 
Danish general election
YearVotesMembers
%
align=left 2001569 2.2
align=left 20058293.3
align=left 20071,5776.8
align=left 20118724.2
align=left 20156052.6
align=left 2019Did not contest
align=left 20221,2174.5

References

  1. Book: Christina Bergqvist. Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. 1 January 1999. Nordic Council of Ministers. 978-82-00-12799-4. 318–. 2 November 2016. 12 May 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160512150343/https://books.google.com/books?id=t8bfrJvsfJ8C&pg=PA318. live.
  2. News: Miðflokkurin setir treytaleyst krav. Bertholdsen. Áki. 22 September 2014. 2 September 2019. in.fo. Faroese. 25 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925193857/http://www.in.fo/news-detail/news/midflokkurin-setir-treytaleyst-krav/. live.

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