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.
There are two major ideological cleavages in Faroese politics. In addition to the left-right spectrum, parties are also divided between those that want to maintain the Faroes' place within the Danish Realm ('unionists') and those that want Faroese independence ('separatists').
Political parties with elected representation at a national level
There are currently six parties represented in the Løgting. The largest party represents centre-left unionism with nine seats, while the second-largest party represents centre-right unionism with seven seats. The next two – each with six seats – represent centre-right separatism and left-wing separatism. There are also two minor parties in the Løgting, representing centre-right and right-wing separatism. The centrist Self-Government party lacks any representation in the Løgting
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