General elections were held in the Faroe Islands on 31 August 2019.^[1] The elections resulted in the defeat of Aksel V. Johannesen's coalition government consisting of the Social Democrats, Republic, and Progress.^[2] Following the elections, a new coalition government was formed by Union Party leader Bárður á Steig Nielsen, consisting of the Union Party, the People's Party and the Centre Party, which won 17 of the 33 seats.^[3]

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2019 Faroese general election

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All 33 members in the Løgting 17 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	89.70%
Party Leader % Seats +/– People's Jørgen Niclasen 24.54 8 +2 Social Democratic Aksel V. Johannesen 22.14 7 −1 Union Bárður á Steig Nielsen 20.35 7 +1 Republic Høgni Hoydal 18.14 6 −1 Centre Jenis av Rana 5.37 2 0 Progress Poul Michelsen 4.62 2 0 Self-Government Jógvan Skorheim 3.43 1 −1 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Map of the election, showing the largest party in each polling area. Prime Minister before Prime Minister Aksel V. Johannesen Social Democratic Bárður á Steig Nielsen Union

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According to political scientist Lise Lyck, the main election issues were public finances (welfare, taxes and public coffers), recent reforms of the fishing sector and same-sex marriage.^[2]

The 33 members of the Løgting were elected by open list proportional representation in a single nationwide constituency with an electoral threshold of 1⁄33 of votes (~3.03%).^[4] Seats were allocated using the d'Hondt method.^[5]