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.

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Political parties

Parliamentary representation from September 2021

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

PartyElection
symbol
Ideology Spectrum Leader MPs Municipal Seats
Independence Party (Iceland), 2017 logo.svg Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
D Conservatism, Economic liberalism, Liberal conservatism Centre-right Bjarni Benediktsson (Prime Minister)
17 / 63
113 / 470
Framsoknarflokkurinn Logo.svg Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn
B Liberalism, agrarianism, Euroscepticism, Liberal conservatism Centre to centre-right Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
13 / 63
69 / 470
Vinstri Graen Logo (2021).png 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
Election symbol of the Social Democratic Alliance.svg Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin
S Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism Centre-left Kristrún Frostadóttir
6 / 63
26 / 470
Election letter of the People's Party (Iceland).png People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins
F Populism, disability rights, Pensioners' interests, Euroscepticism Centre-left to right-wing Inga Sæland
6 / 63
2 / 470
Piratar.png Pirate Party
Pírataflokkurinn
P Pirate politics, direct democracy, Open government None [n 1]
6 / 63
4 / 470
Vidreisn.svg Liberal Reform Party
Viðreisn
C Liberalism, Economic liberalism, green liberalism Centre to centre-right Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
5 / 63
5 / 470
Election letter of the Centre Party (Iceland).jpg 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

Party [1] IdeologyElection
symbol [2]
Freedom Party
Frelsisflokkurinn
Right-wing nationalism Þ
Partido Humanista (corto).svg Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn
Humanism H
Icelandic National Front
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin
Right-wing populism E
Merki Althydufylkingarinnar.svg People's Front of Iceland
Alþýðufylkingin
Anti-capitalism R
Logo of the Icelandic Socialist Party.svg 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

Notes

  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.

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References

  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.