List of political parties in Iceland

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This article is a list of political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system with many political parties, in which often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Political parties

Parliamentary representation from October 2017

Seven parties were elected at the October 2017 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.[1]

Name List Ideology Spectrum Leader MPs [[]]
Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn		 B Agrarianism, Euroscepticism, Populism Centre-right Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 8
Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn		 D Liberal conservatism, Economic liberalism, Euroscepticism Centre-right to right-wing Bjarni Benediktsson 16
Left-Green Movement
Vinstri græn		 V Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Euroscepticism, Feminism, Pacifism Left-wing Katrín Jakobsdóttir 11
Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin		 S Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism Centre-left Logi Már Einarsson 7
Pirate Party
Pírataflokkurinn		 P Pirate politics, Direct democracy N/A Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir 6
Reform Party
Viðreisn		 C Economic liberalism, Green liberalism, Pro-Europeanism Centre to Centre-right Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir 4
People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins		 F Socialism, Populism, Disability rights Left-wing (Fiscally) Right-wing (Socially) Inga Sæland 4
Centre Party
Miðflokkurinn		 M Populism, Euroscepticism Centre-right Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 7

Active parties, without representation in the Althing

English name[2]Icelandic name[3]List[3]Website[3]
Bright Future (Iceland) Björt framtíðA www.bjortframtid.is
Dawn (Iceland)DögunT www.xdogun.is
Freedom Party (Iceland)Frelsisflokkurinn www.frelsisflokkurinn.is
Humanist Party (Iceland)HúmanistaflokkurinnH
Icelandic National FrontÍslenska þjóðfylkinginE www.x-e.is
People's Front of IcelandAlþýðufylkinginR www.althydufylkingin.is
Icelandic Socialist PartySósíalistaflokkur Íslands www.sosialistaflokkurinn.is

Defunct Parties

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Icelandic parliamentary election - 2017". icelandmonitor.mbl.is. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
  2. ↑ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine.)
  3. 1 2 3 "Website publishing candidate lists and election news for the parties participating in the 2013 parliamentary election".
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