List of political parties in Iceland

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Political parties in Iceland lists political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Contents 1 The parties 1.1 Parties currently represented in Alþingi 1.1.1 Coalition parties 1.1.2 Opposition parties 1.2 Other parties/parties without seats in Alþingi 1.3 Defunct parties 2 Parties currently represented in Alþingi 3 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties currently represented in Alþingi

[edit] Coalition parties

• Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) (D), led by Prime Minister Geir Haarde [1]
• Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) (S), led by minister of foreign affairs Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir [2]

[edit] Opposition parties

• Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) (B), led by Guðni Ágústsson, MP [3]
• Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) (V), led by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, MP [4]
• Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) (F), led by Guðjón A. Kristjánsson, MP [5]

[edit] Other parties/parties without seats in Alþingi

• Iceland's Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)

[edit] Defunct parties

• Union of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
• Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
• Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn)
• Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l))
• Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
• National Preservation Party (Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn)
• Nationalist Party (Flokkur Þjóðernissinna)
• New Force (Nýtt afl)
• Old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
• People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
• People's Unity Party – Socialist Party (Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu - Sósíalistaflokkurinn)
• Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
• Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
• Awakening of the Nation (þjóðvaki)

[edit] Parties currently represented in Alþingi

Party	Leader	Position	Ideology	Votes	MP's
Independence Party	Geir Haarde	Centre-Right	Conservatism	36.6%	25
Alliance	Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir	Centre-Left	Social democracy	26.8%	18
Left-Green Movement	Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Left	Green Socialism Feminism	14.3%	9
Progressive Party	Guðni Ágústsson	Centre	Liberalism Agrarianism	11.7%	7
Liberal Party	Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson	Centre-Right	Liberalism	7.3%	4

[edit] See also

• Index of political parties to browse parties by name
• List of political parties to browse parties by country
• List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
• Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
• Timeline of liberal and centrist parties in Iceland

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