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
Parliamentary representation from October 2016
Seven parties were elected at the October 2016 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.[1]
| Name | List | Ideology | Spectrum | Leader | MPs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Democratic Alliance Samfylkingin |
S | Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | Oddný G. Harðardóttir | 3 | |
| Independence Party Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn |
D | Liberal conservatism, Economic liberalism, Euroscepticism | Centre-right to Right-wing | Bjarni Benediktsson | 21 | |
| Left-Green Movement Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð |
V | Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Euroscepticism, Feminism, Pacifism | Left-wing | Katrín Jakobsdóttir | 10 | |
| Progressive Party Framsóknarflokkurinn |
B | Agrarianism, Euroscepticism, Populism | Centre-right | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | 8 | |
| Bright Future Björt framtíð |
A | Liberalism, Social liberalism, Pro-Europeanism | Centre | Óttarr Proppé | 4 | |
| Pirate Party Pírataflokkurinn |
P | Pirate politics, Direct democracy | N/A | Birgitta Jónsdóttir | 10 | |
| Reform Party Viðreisn |
C | Economic liberalism, Green liberalism, Pro-Europeanism | Centre | Benedikt Jóhannesson | 7 | |
Active parties, without representation in the Althing
| English name[2] | Icelandic name[3] | List[3] | Website[3] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Political Movement [4] | Kristin stjórnmálasamtök | ||
| Dawn (Iceland) | Dögun | www | |
| Households Party | Flokkur Heimilanna | [5] | |
| Humanist Party (Iceland) | Húmanistaflokkurinn | ||
| Iceland Democratic Party | Lýðræðisvaktin | [6] | |
| Icelandic National Front | Íslenska þjóðfylkingin | L | www |
| Liberal Democrats (It will most likely not run in the election) | Lýðfrelsisflokkurinn | ||
| People's Front of Iceland | Alþýðufylkingin | www | |
| People's Party | Flokkur Fólksins | F | www |
| Rainbow (Iceland) | Regnboginn | J | regnboginn |
| Rural Party (Iceland) | Landsbyggðarflokkurinn | [7] | |
| Socialist Party (Iceland) | Sósíalistaflokks Íslands | http://www.sosialistaflokkurinn.is | |
| Solidarity | Samstaða |
Defunct Parties
- Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin)
- Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
- Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn)
- Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l))
- Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin)
- Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
- Icelandic Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)
- 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)
- Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
- The Movement (Hreyfingin)
- Union of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
- Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
See also
External links
References
- ↑ "Icelandic parliamentary election - 2016". icelandmonitor.mbl.is. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version)
- 1 2 3 "Website publishing candidate lists and election news for the parties participating in the 2013 parliamentary election".
- ↑ "The Christian's Political Party has been founded" (in Icelandic). Christian Political Movement (blog). 9 March 2007. Retrieved 17 February 2013.
- ↑ Eight Smaller Parties Unite Under New Name Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine., The Reykjavík Grapevine, April 4, 2013
- ↑ "Democracy Watch formally established" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ↑ "Will establish a Provincial Party" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
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