Sources: Faroe Islands

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• Reference work · Independent publication

  1946 Faroese independence referendum (Wikipedia) link

  Gives the exact 1946 referendum question, vote totals, invalid votes, turnout, the Løgting's declaration of independence, the King's dissolution of the Løgting, and the result of the November 1946 re-election.

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• Reference work · Independent publication

  2026 Faroese general election (Wikipedia) link

  Reports the 26 March 2026 Løgting election results by party, and the formation of a People's Party–Union Party–Social Democratic Party coalition government under Beinir Johannesen.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Legislation

  Act on the Faroese Authorities' Assumption of Matters and Fields of Responsibility (Act No. 578 of 24 June 2005) (Government of the Faroe Islands / Folketing, 24 June 2005) link

  Supplementary to the Home Rule Act; gives the Faroese authorities unilateral authority to assume legislative and executive competence over matters not already Faroese, except for the constitution, citizenship, the supreme court, foreign, security and defence policy, and currency.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Election authority publication · Independent publication

  Elections: Faroese Parliament 2026 General (International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), Election Guide) link

  Independent election-monitoring compilation confirming the 26 March 2026 Løgting election date and the 33-seat result.

  Cited on: History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate · Source record

• Reference work · Independent publication

  Faroese independence movement (Wikipedia) link

  Overview of the modern Faroese independence movement, including the cancelled 2001 referendum.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source

  Government of the Faroe Islands, The Political and Legal Status of the Faroe Islands (Government of the Faroe Islands) link

  The Faroese Government's own account of the 1948 and 2005 settlements and of Danish governments' repeated statements that the Faroes may become independent whenever the Faroese people so decide.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Government publication · Government perspective or primary official source

  Government of the Faroe Islands, Constitutional status (Government of the Faroe Islands) link

  Describes the 2005 Assumption (Takeover) Act, the Faroese Government's unilateral authority to assume further competences, and the matters that remain with Denmark: the constitution, citizenship, the supreme court, foreign policy, security and defence policy, and monetary and currency matters.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Legislation · Government perspective or primary official source

  Home Rule Act of the Faroe Islands, No. 137 of 23 March 1948 (Prime Minister's Office of Denmark (english.stm.dk), 23 March 1948) link

  Official English translation of the Home Rule Act, signed by King Frederik IX and Prime Minister Hans Hedtoft. Sections 1, 4–6 and 14 were consulted for the constitutional arrangement; List A and List B for the division of competences.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record

• Reference work · Independent publication

  Republic (Faroe Islands) (Wikipedia) link

  Background on Tjóðveldi (Republic), the Faroese party whose primary aim is independence.

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• Peer-reviewed article · Scholarly work

  The Faroe Islands: Options for Independence (ResearchGate) link

  Scholarly analysis of the Faroese constitutional position and the economic and legal questions raised by independence, including the 2000–2001 attempt at a referendum.

  Cited on: Faroe Islands, History of Faroese self-government and the independence debate, Faroe Islands: constitutional status and the independence question · Source record