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List of political parties in Iceland

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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

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Parliamentary representation from September 2021

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Eight parties were elected at the September 2021 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.

Party Election
symbol
Ideology Spectrum Leader MPs Municipal Seats
Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
D Conservatism, Economic liberalism, Liberal conservatism Centre-right Bjarni Benediktsson (Prime Minister)
17 / 63
113 / 470
Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn
B Liberalism, agrarianism, Euroscepticism, Liberal conservatism Centre to centre-right Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
13 / 63
69 / 470
Left-Green Movement
Vinstri græn
V Democratic socialism, eco-socialism, feminism, Euroscepticism Centre-left to left-wing Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (acting)
8 / 63
9 / 470
Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin
S Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism Centre-left Kristrún Frostadóttir
6 / 63
26 / 470
People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins
F Populism, disability rights, Pensioners' interests, Euroscepticism Centre-left to right-wing Inga Sæland
6 / 63
2 / 470
Pirate Party
Pírataflokkurinn
P Pirate politics, direct democracy, Open government None[n 1]
6 / 63
4 / 470
Liberal Reform Party
Viðreisn
C Liberalism, Economic liberalism, green liberalism Centre to centre-right Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
5 / 63
5 / 470
Centre Party
Miðflokkurinn
M Conservatism, Agrarianism, populism, Euroscepticism Centre-right to right-wing Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
2 / 63
6 / 470

Active parties, without representation in the Althing

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Party[1] Ideology Election
symbol[2]
Freedom Party
Frelsisflokkurinn
Right-wing nationalism Þ
Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn
Humanism H
Icelandic National Front
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin
Right-wing populism E
People's Front of Iceland
Alþýðufylkingin
Anti-capitalism R
Icelandic Socialist Party
Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands
Socialism J
Liberal Democratic Party
Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn
Classical liberalism O
Responsible Future
Ábyrg framtíð
Anti-vaccinationism Y
Bright Future
Björt Framtíð
Liberalism A

Defunct parties

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Notes

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  1. ^ The Pirate Party rejects the regular leadership model. A new formal chair is chosen at the start of each parliamentary session by coin toss.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ^ "Website publishing candidate lists and election news for the parties participating in the 2013 parliamentary election". 24 May 2012.
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