The Centre Party () is a

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on the

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, led by

Jenis av Rana Jenis Kristian av Rana (born 7 January 1953 in Trongisvágur) is a Faroese medical practitioner and politician, serving as leader of the Centre Party since 2001. He served as minister of Foreign Affairs and Culture of the Faroe Islands from 201 ...

. The party is known for its

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, particularly its stance on

LGBT rights Rights affecting lesbian, Gay men, gay, Bisexuality, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people vary greatly by country or jurisdiction—encompassing everything from the legal recognition of same-sex marriage to the Capital punishmen ...

. At the

2008 Faroese general election General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 19 January 2008, the latest possible date. The Self-Government Party and the Centre Party gained a seat each while the Social Democratic Party lost a seat. It had been considered to amend the ...

, the party won 8.4% of the popular vote and three out of 33 seats in the

Løgting The Løgting (pronounced ; ) is the unicameral parliament of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory within the Danish Realm. The name literally means "''Law Thing''"—that is, a law assembly—and derives from Old Norse ''lǫgþing ...

. In the

2011 Faroese general election Early general elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 29 October 2011. Faroese law states that new elections must be held at least once every four years; however, either the Prime Minister (''Løgmaður'') or a majority of the members of the F ...

, the party fell to 6.2% and two seats.

Current members of the Løgting

As of the 2022 general snap election:

Leaders

History of Centre Party in the Faroese and Danish general elections

References

External links

Official web site
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