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.
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The parties
Parties currently represented in Alþingi
Coalition parties
- Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) (B), led by Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson [1]
- Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) (D), led by Minister of Foreign Affairs Geir H. Haarde [2]
Opposition parties
- Alliance (Samfylkingin) (S), led by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, MP [3]
- Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) (U), led by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, MP [4]
- Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) (F), led by Guðjón A. Kristjánsson, MP [5]
Other parties
- Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn)
- Libertarian Society of Iceland (Frjálshyggjufélagið) Promotes libertarianism but does not aim for elections.
- New force (Nýtt afl) (N)
Extinct 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)
- The old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
- People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
- Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
- Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
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
