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Early parliamentary elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 29 October, 2011.[1]
The centre-right parties gained significantly, with both the pro-union Union Party and pro-independence People's Party gaining a seat each, as well as the centre-right, liberal, pro-independence Progressive Party entering with two seats. The left-wing and centrist parties all lost ground in turn.
Parties | Votes | +/− | % | +/− | Seats | +/− | ||
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Union Party (Sambandsflokkurin) | 7,545 | +1,016 | 24.7 | +3.7 | 8 | +1 | ||
People's Party (Fólkaflokkurin) | 6,882 | +642 | 22.5 | +2.4 | 8 | +1 | ||
Republic (Tjóðveldi) | 5,584 | −1,666 | 18.3 | −5.0 | 6 | −2 | ||
Social Democratic Party (Javnaðarflokkurin) | 5,417 | −601 | 17.7 | −1.6 | 6 | ±0 | ||
Progress (Framsókn) | 1,933 | New | 6.3 | New | 2 | New | ||
Centre Party (Miðflokkurin) | 1,882 | −728 | 6.2 | −2.2 | 2 | −1 | ||
Self-Government Party (Sjálvstýrisflokkurin) | 1,289 | −995 | 4.2 | −3.0 | 1 | −1 | ||
Total (turnout 86.6%) | 30,532 | −580 | ||||||
Source: Kringvarp Føroya (Faroese) |
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