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The politics of the Faroe Islands function within the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic dependency, whereby the Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands is the head of government,〔(Mfa.fo, Prime Minister's Office, 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. ==Executive branch== |Queen |Margarethe II of Denmark | |14 January 1972 |- |High Commissioner |Dan M. Knudsen | |January 1, 2008 |- |Prime Minister |Aksel V. Johannesen |Social Democratic Party |September 15, 2015 |} The high commissioner is appointed by the Queen of Denmark. The High Commissioner has a seat in the Løgting, he or she is allowed to speak in the Løgting regarding common Danish/Faroese affairs, but he or she is not allowed to vote.〔(Stm.dk, the website of the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands, as part of the Danish Prime Minister's Office )〕 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 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.e. ''mentamálaráðharri'' (minister of culture) or ''heilsumálaráðharri'' (minister of health). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Politics of the Faroe Islands」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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