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Parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 20 January 2004. [1]
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| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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| Union Party | 7,501 | 23.65 | 7 | –1 | |
| Social Democratic Party | 6,921 | 21.83 | 7 | 0 | |
| Republican Party | 6,890 | 21.73 | 8 | 0 | |
| People's Party | 6,530 | 20.59 | 7 | 0 | |
| Centre Party | 1,661 | 5.24 | 2 | +1 | |
| Self-Government Party | 1,461 | 4.61 | 1 | 0 | |
| Funny Party | 747 | 2.36 | 0 | New | |
| Total | 31,711 | 100.00 | 32 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 31,711 | 99.76 | |||
| Invalid/blank votes | 77 | 0.24 | |||
| Total votes | 31,788 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 34,426 | 92.34 | |||
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The politics of the Faroe Islands an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark, function within the framework of a parliamentary, representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. The Faroe Islands are politically associated with the Kingdom of Denmark but have been self-governing since 1948. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the Løgting. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature and the responsibility of Denmark. As of October 25, 2007, the Faroe Islands became one electoral district.
The Løgting is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm.
The Faroe Islands are divided into 29 municipalities, six regions/shires and since 2007 there has been only one constituency, earlier there were seven constituencies. Each region has one sheriff (sýslumaður).
Sjálvstýri is a liberal, autonomist political party on the Faroe Islands. It is currently led by the Mayor of Klaksvík, Jógvan Skorheim.
The Union Party is a conservative-liberal, agrarian political party on the Faroe Islands. The party wants to maintain the Faroe Islands' union with Denmark. On 24 October 2015 Bárður á Steig Nielsen succeeded Kaj Leo Johannesen as party leader.
The coat of arms of the Faroe Islands first appears on one of the medieval chairs in Kirkjubøur from around the 15th century. It depicts a silver ram passant with golden hooves and horns on an azure shield. Later uses show a ram in a seal used by the Løgrættumenn, members of the Old Faroese law Court, the Løgting.
The Social Democratic Party is a social-democratic political party on the Faroe Islands, led by Aksel V. Johannesen.
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Same-sex marriage in the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark, has been legal since 1 July 2017. Legislation allowing civil same-sex marriage and adoption was approved by the Løgting on 29 April 2016. The Danish Parliament approved the necessary legislative adaptations on 25 April 2017, and the law received royal assent on 3 May and went into effect on 1 July 2017.
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The Faroe Islands, a self-governing nation within the Kingdom of Denmark, is not part of the EU, as explicitly asserted by both Rome treaties.
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