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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.
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The parties
Parties currently represented in Alþingi
Coalition parties
- Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) (S), led by Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, MP [1]
- Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) (V), led by minister of Finance, Agriculture and Fisheries Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, MP [2]
Opposition parties
- Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) (D), led by Bjarni Benediktsson[3]
- Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) (B), led by Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson [4]
- The Movement (Hreyfingin), former members of the Citizens' Movement
- Þráinn Bertelsson (independent representative), former member of the Citizens' Movement
Parties not represented in Alþingi
- Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) (O)
- Reform Party (Framfaraflokkurinn)
- Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) (F)
- Sovereign Union (Samtök Fullveldissinna)
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)
- Icelandic Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)
- 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)
- Humanist's Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn)
Parties currently represented in Alþingi
| Party | Leader | Position | Ideology | Votes | MP's |
| Independence Party | Bjarni Benediktsson | Centre-Right | Conservatism | 23,70% | 16 |
| Social Democratic Alliance | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | Centre-Left | Social democracy | 29,79% | 20 |
| Left-Green Movement | Steingrímur J. Sigfússon | Left | Green Socialism Feminism | 14.3% | 14 |
| Progressive Party | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | Centre | Liberalism Agrarianism | 14,80% | 9 |
| The Movement | Þór Saari | Centre-Right | Liberalism | 5,59% | 3 |
| (non-partisan) | Þráinn Bertelsson | (unknown) | (unknown) | 1,63% | 1 |
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
- Libertarian Society of Iceland
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