Faroe Islands Parliamentary Election - September 1, 2015

[jmlv]

There was a news in Retsinformation about the Progress Party where it stood in favor of liberalization of almost anything. They seemed OK to enter into a government but that was time ago. If the Progress Party does not join the government that might be a big problem, but they have not ruled it out apparently.

[jmlv]

That seems pretty bad for the Peoples Party and good for SD.

UP seems unnafected

[jmlv]

If PP goes down so much it will contradict some of the latest polls....

[jmlv]

But is it my impression or the Progress Party is not going up as much as it was expected?

[jmlv]

yes PP down but UP has moved from -1.8 to +1.8 and the lead of SD has been reduced...is that correct?

[jmlv]

I was looking at the totals: PP clearly very down. SD up. The rest, I do not know.

[jmlv]

I havent counted the seats but, maybe, with this trend, SD and Republic alone may do it?

[jmlv]

It looks like that, lets see what happens.

[jmlv]

Finally our French friend was right: Republic is doing better than expected.

[jmlv]

Torshavn will most likely be the last.

What about Progress?

[jmlv]

They do not show the results of 2011 for the towns that are not counted yet.

[jmlv]

Now the Union Party is third

[jmlv]

Do you know the results of Torshavn in 2011?

[jmlv]

It looks like Torshavn is strong for Republic, looking at the figures of 2008 and 2011.

[jmlv]

I think its already too late, I will stay up for 15 mins and leave. They take too long: OK Torshavn is the largest city, but they are only 12.000 voters!

[jmlv]

Yes, I mean, one thing is not passing same-sex marriage

Another thing is all that crazy thing about Sea Sehpherd and banning the parade and all that....


But Progress is not doing as well as expected so far. Would they dare to enter into a left-wing coalition?

[jmlv]

haha still less than a town in Denmark and they were counted quicker in the Parliament elections.

[jmlv]

Jenis av Rana does not have the most personal votes in his party. Would they do better with the other guy?

[jmlv]

So far there is no doubt SD is on the lead and will get the 8 seats I think

The small parties are around 4 or so all together. Polls suggested they would have more, sprecially Progress. Probably Progress will end up with more percentage due to Torshavn, which means they will probably repeat result. CP 1 or 2. And Home Rule Party possibly 1 or 2.

If Republic does well in Torshavn UP could be the fourth.

[jmlv]

CP could have done better trying to:

1) acheive some compromise: hence reforms against discrimination in fragmented laws, even if they oppose same-sex marriage

29 do not focus on a sole issue. As a Christian-based party, focusing on the problems of the economic situation and more economic equality or issues like that, would make them more likely to negotiate with the left.

[jmlv]

with these results, would they go for Progress (if Progress wants to) or would they try their luckk with the Home Rule Party and CP (maybe with BJ as negotiator) ?

[jmlv]

is that good or bad for Rigmor Dam?

[jmlv]

Is SD-UP completely out?

I would say the Progress will not like to join the left. Just a guess.


Home Rule Party is the most likely, but I am not sure.

CP I guess is out (unless they preceive them as an easy going party, beyond their hardcore moral issues)

[jmlv]

No one knows if gay marriage is recognized in the Faroe Islands simply because no couple ever brought a case before the courts. And that is the Courts which correspond to do so.

[jmlv]

The results leave only two combinations:

SD-Rep and either HR/Progress

SD-UP-CP-HR

with such easy combinations, how long would it take until the new government is done?