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.

Political parties

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Parliamentary representation from September 2021

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

Party Election
symbol
Ideology Spectrum Leader Founded MPs Municipal Seats
Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn
D Conservatism, economic liberalism, liberal conservatism Centre-right Bjarni Benediktsson (Prime Minister) 1929
17 / 63
113 / 470
Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn
B Liberalism, agrarianism, euroscepticism, liberal conservatism Centre to centre-right Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 1916
13 / 63
69 / 470
Left-Green Movement
Vinstri græn
V Democratic socialism, eco-socialism, feminism, euroscepticism Centre-left to left-wing Svandís Svavarsdóttir 1999
7 / 63
9 / 470
Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin
S Social democracy, pro-Europeanism Centre-left Kristrún Frostadóttir 2000
6 / 63
26 / 470
People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins
F Populism, disability rights, pensioners' interests, euroscepticism Fiscal: Centre-left
Social: Right-wing
Inga Sæland 2016
5 / 63
2 / 470
Pirate Party
Píratar
P Pirate politics, direct democracy, open government None[n 1] 2012
6 / 63
4 / 470
Liberal Reform Party
Viðreisn
C Liberalism, economic liberalism, green liberalism Centre to centre-right Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir 2016
5 / 63
5 / 470
Centre Party
Miðflokkurinn
M Conservatism, agrarianism, populism, euroscepticism Centre-right to right-wing Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2017
3 / 63
6 / 470
The Greens
Græningjar
G Green politics Centre-left Kikka Sigurðardóttir 2024
1 / 63
0 / 470

Active parties, without representation in the Althing

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Party Election
symbol
Ideology Spectrum Leader Founded Municipal Seats
Icelandic Socialist Party
Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands
J Socialism, democratic socialism, anti-neoliberalism Left-wing Gunnar Smári 2017
2 / 470
Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn
H Universal humanism, libertarian socialism, anti-capitalism, collectivist anarchism Left-wing Júlíus Valdimarsson 1984
0 / 470
Bright Future
Björt framtíð
A Liberalism, social liberalism, green liberalism, pro-Europeanism Centre Theodóra Sigurlaug Þorsteinsdóttir [is; fi] 2012
0 / 470
People's Front of Iceland
Alþýðufylkingin
R Anti-capitalism, environmentalism, hard euroscepticism, pacifism Left-wing to far-left Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson [is; da] 2013
0 / 470
Icelandic National Front
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin
E Icelandic nationalism, right-wing populism, anti-immigration Right-wing to far-right Guðmundur Karl Þorleifsson [is] 2016
0 / 470
Freedom Party
Frelsisflokkurinn
Þ Icelandic nationalism, right-wing populism, euroscepticism Right-wing to far-right Gunnlaugur Ingvarsson 2018
0 / 470
Liberal Democratic Party
Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn
O Classical liberalism, sustainable development, direct democracy, euroscepticism Right-wing Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson 2020
0 / 470
Responsible Future
Ábyrg framtíð
Y Right-libertarianism, anti-vaccination Right-wing Jóhannes Loftsson 2021
0 / 470
Democratic Party
Lýðræðisflokkurinn
L Libertarian conservatism, right-libertarianism, euroscepticism Right-wing Arnar Þór Jónsson 2024
0 / 470

Defunct parties

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Notes

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  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.

See also

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References

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