Leader Aksel V. Johannesen Youth wing Socialist Youth | Founded 25 September 1925 Political position Centre-left | |
Headquarters Tórshavn, Faroe Islands Ideology Social democracy
Danish unionism | ||
The Social Democratic Party (Faroese: Javnaðarflokkurin, JF; literally the Equality Party) is a social-democratic political party in the Faroe Islands, led by Aksel V. Johannesen. Its youth organization Sosialistiskt Ungmannafelag was founded in 1965.
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History
At the 2004 general election on 20 January 2004, the party won 21.8% of the popular vote and 7 out of 33 seats in the Løgting.
At the 2008 general election on 19 January 2008, the party won 19.3% of the popular vote and 6 out of 32 seats.
In the 2011 election for the Danish Folketing, the party improved its vote to 21.0% of the Faroese vote, and took one of the two Faroese seats in the Folketing previously held by Republic. The politician who was elected and represented the Social Democratic Party in the Folketing is Sjúrður Skaale, who received 1539 personal votes.
At the 2011 general election on 29 October 2011, the party won 17.8% of the popular vote and 6 out of 32 seats
At the 2015 general election on 1 September 2015, the party received 25.1% of the vote, winning a plurality of 8 seats in the Løgting.
Ideology
The party wants to maintain the link of the Faroe Islands with Denmark, but is not as adamant about it as the Union Party. In the Danish Folketing, the Social Democratic Party supports the "Red Bloc" led by the Social Democrats of Denmark.