The Centre Party (Faroese: Miðflokkurin) is a Christian democratic,[1] conservative[7] 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.[8]
Centre Party Miðflokkurin | |
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| Leader | Jenis av Rana |
| Founded | 30 May 1992 |
| Split from | Christian People's Party |
| Youth wing | Ung fyri Miðflokkin |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Right-wing |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Blue |
| Løgting | 2 / 33 |
| Folketing (Faroe seats) | 0 / 2 |
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| Website | |
| midflokkurin | |
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
editAs of the 2022 general snap election:
| Name | Elected (E), Re-elected (R), or Appointed (A) | Votes obtained in the general election | Title |
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| Jenis av Rana | R | 721 | Member of the Løgting |
| Steffan Klein Poulsen | E | 518 | Member of the Løgting |
Leaders
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Party leaders
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Parliamentary leaders
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History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e Nordsieck, Wolfram (2019). "Faroes/Denmark". Parties and Elections in Europe. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
- ^ Gaini, Firouz (2 December 2019). "Jerusalem in the North Atlantic: The Land and State of Israel from a Faroese Perspective". In Adams, Jonathan; Heß, Cordelia (eds.). Antisemitism in the North: History and State of Research. Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. p. 219. ISBN 978-3-11-063193-7. ISSN 2627-440X.
- ^ "Homo-lov vedtages på Færøerne - politiken.dk". 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Holdningsskred i synet på homoseksuelle på Færøerne | Information". 23 October 2013. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ "Færøsk politiker: Lesbisk statsminister forbryder sig mod Bibelen - politiken.dk". 8 September 2010. Archived from the original on 2019-06-04. Retrieved 2019-06-04.
- ^ "FAKTA: Her er de ni partier i Færøernes valg - Kristeligt Dagblad". Archived from the original on 2019-09-14. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ Christina Bergqvist (1 January 1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. pp. 318–. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4. Archived from the original on 12 May 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ Bertholdsen, Áki (22 September 2014). "Miðflokkurin setir treytaleyst krav". in.fo (in Faroese). Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
External links
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