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The politics of the Faroe Islands, an autonomous country (Danish: 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, [1] and of a multi-party system.
Kommunusamskipan Føroya (KSF) is a key organization in the Faroe Islands that plays an important role in local government affairs. It serves as the national association of municipalities, and its primary purpose is to coordinate and represent the interests of Faroese local governments in various matters.
There are around seven members of the Cabinet, [1] known as "ministers" (landsstýrismaður or landsstýriskvinna), all of whom are also heads of specific government ministries. The ministers are appointed by the prime minister. The Faroese government currently consists of seven ministers including the prime minister. [2]
The minister of trade and industry (Faroese: landsstýrismaðurin í vinnumálum, also called vinnumálaráðharrin), earlier the minister of industry (landsstýrismaðurin í ídnaðarmálum, also called ídnaðarmálaráðharrin), is a member of the Faroese government and is responsible for trade, including natural resources except for fisheries, which mostly has its own ministry, labour ...
The Constitution of Denmark states that the Danish government handles in principle all foreign and security relations for the Kingdom. [1] However, the Foreign Policy Act of 2005 allows the Islands to make agreements when they relate solely to matters within the powers of the Islands' government. [2]
As stipulated in section 11 (§ 11) in the 1948 Home Rule Act, [95] [96] Faroese is the primary and official language of the country, although Danish is taught in schools and can be used by the Faroese government in public relations, with public services providing Danish translations of documents on request.
The prime minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government of the Faroe Islands. [1] The Faroese term løgmaður (plural: løgmenn) literally means "lawman" and originally referred to the legal function of lawspeaker. This old title was brought back into use to refer to the head of government after the islands obtained Home Rule in 1948.
The High Commission of Denmark in the Faroe Islands (Faroese: Ríkisumboðið í Føroyum, Danish: Rigsombuddet på Færøerne) is a Danish institution in the Faroe Islands. The High Commissioner represents the crown and the Kingdom Government in the Faroe Islands.