Politics of the Faroe Islands

The politics of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous country (land) 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. |Queen |Margrethe II of Denmark | |14 January 1972 |- |High Commissioner |Lene Moyell Johansen | |15 May 2017 |- |Prime Minister |Aksel V. Johannesen |Social Democratic |22 December 2022 |} The high commissioner is appointed by the Monarch of Denmark. The High Commissioner has a seat in the Løgting, with the ability to speak in the Løgting regarding common Danish/Faroese affairs, but is unable to vote. Following legislative elections, the leader of the party that wins the most seats is usually given the initiative to establish a new coalition by the Faroese Parliament, unless the current Løgmaður (Prime Minister in English) is still in power. However, if he or she fails, the Chairman of the parliament asks all chairmen of the parties elected to the parliament, and asks them to point to another chairman who they feel can rightly form a new coalition. The chairman with the most votes is then handed the initiative. After forming the coalition, the Løgmaður leads the landsstýri. The landsstýri will often consist of around 7 members. The coalition parties divide the various ministries among themselves and after this, the parties elect their representative to these ministries. Any other member of the cabinet is called a landsstýrismaður if the person is a man, or landsstýriskvinna if the person is a woman. The word ráðharri is also used for a member of the cabinet, i.

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Thing

Le thing (en vieux norrois et en islandais Þing, en allemand Thing , en néerlandais ding, dans d'autres langues scandinaves modernes ting) était le nom des assemblées gouvernementales dans les anciennes sociétés germaniques d'Europe du Nord, composées des hommes libres de la communauté et présidée par des Lögsögumad. Aujourd'hui, le terme existe encore dans les noms officiels d'institutions politiques et judiciaires de pays d'Europe du Nord.

Danemark (pays constitutif)

Le Danemark, aussi appelé « Danemark métropolitain » (pour le différencier du royaume de Danemark), est, avec les Îles Féroé et le Groenland, l'un des trois pays constitutifs du royaume de Danemark. La péninsule du Jutland forme sa plus grosse partie territoriale, ainsi que sa partie continentale. Situé en Europe du Nord, il accueille la capitale et la première ville du pays, Copenhague. Il s'agit du seul pays constitutif du royaume membre de l’Union européenne, les deux autres pays constitutifs (le Groenland et les Îles Féroé) bénéficient du statut de « pays et territoires d'outre-mer » de l'Union européenne.

Politics of the Faroe Islands