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[edit]
Parliamentary representation from October 2017[edit]
Eight parties were elected at the October 2017 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.[1]
Active parties, without representation in the Althing[edit]
| English name[3] | Icelandic name[4] | List[4] | Website[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bright Future | Björt framtíð | A | |
| Dawn | Dögun | T | |
| Freedom Party | Frelsisflokkurinn | Þ | |
| Humanist Party | Húmanistaflokkurinn | H | |
| Icelandic National Front | Íslenska þjóðfylkingin | E | www |
| People's Front of Iceland | Alþýðufylkingin | R | www |
| Icelandic Socialist Party | Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands | J | www |
Defunct Parties[edit]
- Best Party (Besti flokkurinn)
- Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin)
- Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
- Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn)
- Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l))
- Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin)
- Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
- Households Party (Flokkur Heimilanna)
- Iceland Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin)
- Icelandic Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)
- Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn)
- National Awakening (Þjóðvaki)
- Nationalist Party (Flokkur Þjóðernissinna)
- National Preservation Party (Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn)
- New Force (Nýtt afl)
- Old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
- People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
- People's Unity Party – Socialist Party (Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu - Sósíalistaflokkurinn)
- Rainbow (Iceland) (Regnboginn)
- Right-Green People's Party (Hægri grænir, flokkur fólksins)
- Rural Party (Iceland) (Landsbyggðarflokkurinn)
- Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
- Solidarity (Samstaða)
- The Movement (Hreyfingin)
- Union of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
- Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Icelandic parliamentary election - 2017". icelandmonitor.mbl.is. Retrieved 2017-11-01.
- ^ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version
- ^ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine)
- ^ a b c "Website publishing candidate lists and election news for the parties participating in the 2013 parliamentary election".
