2022 Faroese general election

2022 Faroese general election
8 December 2022
All 33 members in the Løgting
17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout88.05% (1.65pp)
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/–
Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 26.58 9 +2
Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen 19.98 7 0
People's Beinir Johannesen 18.92 6 −2
Republic Høgni Hoydal 17.71 6 0
Progress Ruth Vang 7.52 3 +1
Centre Jenis av Rana 6.55 2 0
This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below.
Most voted-for party by polling area
Prime Minister before Prime Minister
Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Union		 Aksel V. Johannesen
Social Democratic

Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 8 December 2022. The opposition Social Democratic Party led by former Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen emerged as the largest party, receiving the largest vote share of any party since 1990, while Self-Government lost its Løgting representation for the first time since 1945.

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