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.

1 The parties
2 See also

[edit] The parties

[edit] Parties currently represented in Alþingi

[edit] Coalition parties

Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) (B), led by Minister of Industry and Commerce Jón Sigurðsson [1]
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) (D), led by Prime Minister Geir Haarde [2]

[edit] Opposition parties

Alliance (Samfylkingin) (S), led by Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, MP [3]
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) (V), led by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, MP [4]
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) (F), led by Guðjón A. Kristjánsson, MP [5]

[edit] Other parties

Communist League
Humanist Party (Húmanistaflokkurinn)
Libertarian Society of Iceland (Frjálshyggjufélagið) Promotes libertarianism but does not aim for elections.
Socialist Association of Iceland (Sósíalistafélagið)

[edit] 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)
National Preservation Party (Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn)
Nationalist Party (Flokkur Þjóðernissinna)
New Force (Nýtt afl)
Old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
Awakening of the Nation

[edit] 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

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