2026 Faroese general election

The People's Party won the most with 26.8% of the vote, receiving nine seats, three more than the 2022 election. Their vote share was the highest any one party had received since 1990. The Union Party followed in second with 21.5% of the vote, receiving seven seats. In third place were the Social Democrats with 18.9% of the vote and six seats, a decrease in three seats. Republic similarly received six seats after winning 17.4% of the vote. Progress and the Centre Party received two seats each after the former won 6.6% and the latter won 5.3% of the vote. Sjálvstýri won one seat after receiving 3.6% of the vote, returning to the Løgting after losing their mandate in the previous election.^[25][26] The number of women elected to the Løgting was 10, the same amount as the last election.^[27][28] Turnout for the election was 89.5%, 1.4 percentage points higher than the last election.^[29]

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Party	9,451	26.75	9	+3
	Union Party	7,600	21.51	7	0
	Social Democratic Party	6,672	18.88	6	–3
	Republic	6,143	17.39	6	0
	Progress	2,319	6.56	2	–1
	Centre Party	1,866	5.28	2	0
	Sjálvstýri	1,284	3.63	1	+1
Total		35,335	100.00	33	0
Valid votes		35,335	99.43
Invalid votes		57	0.16
Blank votes		145	0.41
Total votes		35,537	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		39,703	89.51
Source: kvf.fo

Niels Uni Dam, the chairman of an advocacy group called Demokratia, expressed regret that the election did not break the record of 10 elected women, stressing that a stagnant representation for women would add onto the region's brain drain.^[30]

People's Party leader Beinir Johannesen pointed to himself to lead negotiations to form the next government.^[31] The outgoing prime minister Aksel V. Johannesen met with Løgting Speaker Bjørt Samuelsen, where he resigned on the morning of 28 March after failing to form a new government, also recommending that Beinir Johannesen start negotiations to form the next government.^[32][33] Union leader Bárður á Steig Nielsen and Republic leader Sirið Stenberg also recommended that Beinir be tasked in forming the next government.^[31] After all party chairpersons pointed to Beinir Johannesen,^[34] he was appointed formateur,^[35] and he began coalition negotiations with the Union Party and the Social Democrats on 30 March.^[36][37] Beinir was given until 10 April to form a coalition with the Unionists and Social Democrats.^[38] The coalition document between the People's Party, the Unionist Party, and the Social Democrats was approved by all three parties on 8 April,^[39] and was presented in a press conference the next day on 9 April.^[40][41] With the next government set to be sworn in on 13 April,^[41] Beinir Johannesen was now set to become the region's youngest prime minister, replacing his uncle Aksel.^[42]

The Løgting convened on 13 April 2026, and Johan Dahl was elected chairman with 32 votes in favour and one abstention. Elsebeth Mercedis Gunnleygsdóttur became the first vice-chair, followed by Hervør Pálsdóttir becoming second vice-chair, and Jóhannis Joensen being appointed as the third vice-chair.^[43] Beinir Johannesen was then elected prime minister with 26 votes in favour and seven blank votes. Bárður á Steig Nielsen was appointed as the Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of the Board of Foreign Affairs and Fisheries.^[44] Aksel V. Johannesen became finance minister, Jacob Vestergaard became labour minister, Margit Stórá became the Minister of Public Affairs and Housing, Eyðdis Hartmann Niclasen became the Minister for Health and Energy, while Bárður á Lakjuni became the Minister of Intellectual Affairs.^[44] In the Centre Party, leadership elections resulted in Steffan Klein Poulsen replacing Jenis av Rana as party leader.^[45]