People's Party (Iceland, 2016)

People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins
Founder Inga Sæland
Founded 2016
Ideology Socialism[1]
Populism[2]
Disability rights[3]
Elderly interests[4]
Anti-poverty[5]
Anti-immigration[6]
Euroscepticism
Political position Based on platform:
Fiscal: Left-wing
Social: Right-wing
Colours      Pink
Seats in the Althing
4 / 63
Election symbol
F
Website
flokkurfolksins.is

The People's Party (Icelandic: Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic party founded by the visually-impaired law graduate and X-Factor contestant Inga Sæland, with better conditions for the poor and disabled as their main issue.[2]

The party ran in the Icelandic parliamentary election 2016.[7] It received 3.5% of the votes and thus failed to pass the 5% threshold required to enter the legislature.

The party ran into controversy when Sæland made comments that were consider by the media as "xenophobic" and "anti-immigrant." Sæland has made efforts to distance herself from those comments, even calling for increased care for refugees.[2] The New York Times refers to the party as "railing against immigration, poverty and corruption".[8]

Electoral results

Parliament

Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2016 6,707 3.54
0 / 63
 Steady 0 Increase 8th Extra-parliamentary
2017 13,502 6.88
4 / 63
 Increase 4 Increase 7th Opposition

References

  1. ↑ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (24 October 2017). "A Guide to the Parties in Iceland's Nail-Biter Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? - The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. ↑ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (28 October 2017). "Iceland's Ruling Conservatives Emerge Weakened After Vote". Bloomberg Politics. Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Martyn-Hemphill, Richard (29 October 2017). "Iceland's Independence Party Retains Most Seats After Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  7. ↑ Flokks fólksins
  8. ↑ Iceland’s Government Falls After Letter Asking to Pardon Pedophile
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