<item><hi format=bold>Faroese Parliament (Lgting):</hi> elections last held 17 November 1990 (next to be held November 1994); results—Social Democratic 27.4%, People's Party 21.9%, Cooperation Coalition Party 18.9%, Republican Party 14.7%, Home Rule 8.8%, PFIP-CPP 5.9%, other 2.4%; seats—(32 total) two-party coalition 17 (Social Democratic 10, People's Party 7), Cooperation Coalition Party 6, Republican Party 4, Home Rule 3, PFIP-CPP 2
<item><hi format=bold>Danish Parliament:</hi> elections last held on 12 December 1990 (next to be held by December 1994); results—percent of vote by party NA; seats—(2 total) Social Democratic 1, People's Party 1; note—the Faroe Islands elects two representatives to the Danish Parliament
<item><hi format=bold>Judicial branch:</hi> none
<item><hi format=bold>Political parties and leaders:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>three-party ruling coalition:</hi> Social Democratic Party, Marita PETERSEN; Republican Party, Signer HANSEN; Home Rule Party, Hilmar KASS
<item>• <hi format=ital>opposition:</hi> Cooperation Coalition Party, Pauli ELLEFSEN; Progressive and Fishing Industry Party-Christian People's Party (PFIP-CPP), leader NA; Progress Party, leader NA; People's Party, Jogvan SUND-STEIN
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<item><hi format=bold>Member of:</hi> none
<item><hi format=bold>Diplomatic representation in US:</hi> none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
<item><hi format=bold>Flag:</hi> white with a red cross outlined in blue that extends to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted to the hoist side in the style of the DANNEBROG (Danish flag)