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- ↑ "Will establish a Provincial Party" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ "Provincial Party founded today" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 23 February 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
- ↑ "Landsbyggðarflokkurinn". Fyrirtækjaskrá [Icelandic Trade Register] (in Icelandic). Ríkisskattstjóri. Retrieved 2023-07-18.
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