People's Party (Iceland)
People's Party Flokkur Fólksins | |
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| Founder | Inga Sæland |
| Founded | 27 January 2016 |
| Ideology | Socialism[1] Populism[2] Disability rights[3] Elderly interests[4] Anti-poverty[4] Euroscepticism |
| Political position | Centre-left to left-wing |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Red Blue |
| Seats in Parliament | 2 / 63 |
| Election symbol | |
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| Website | |
| flokkurfolksins | |
The People's Party (Icelandic: Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic political party founded by Inga Sæland. Its main focus is to have better conditions for the poor and disabled.[2]
The party ran in the Icelandic parliamentary election 2016.[5] It received 3.5% of the votes and thus failed to pass the 5% threshold required to enter the legislature. In the parliamentary election of 2017, the party received 6.88% of the votes and gained four seats in the Althing.
At the end of November 2018, the party expelled two of its parliamentarians, Karl Gauti Hjaltason and Ólafur Ísleifsson,[6] after a meeting of these with members of the Centre Party where Karl Gauti and Ólafur didn't object to derogatory remarks of Centre Party members against the People's Party's leader, Inga Sæland.[7] Previously, the party ran into controversy when Inga made comments that were considered by the media as "xenophobic" and "anti-immigrant." Inga has made efforts to distance herself from those comments, even calling for increased care for refugees.[2] The New York Times has referred to the party as "railing against immigration, poverty and corruption".[8]
Electoral results
Parliament
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 2016 | 6,707 | 3.54 | 0 / 63
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8th
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No seats |
| 2017 | 13,502 | 6.88 | 4 / 63
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 4
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7th
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Opposition |
References
- ^ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (24 October 2017). "A Guide to the Parties in Iceland's Nail-Biter Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b c "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? - The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (28 October 2017). "Iceland's Ruling Conservatives Emerge Weakened After Vote". Bloomberg Politics. Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Flokks fólksins[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Karl Gauti og Ólafur reknir úr Flokki fólksins". visir.is (in Icelandic). November 30, 2018. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
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