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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.

Nine parties were elected at the 2022 Icelandic municipal elections. Six parties were elected at the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election to the Althing.

## Political parties

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### Parliamentary representation from November 2024

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The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.

Party  | Election
symbol  | Ideology  | Political position | Leader  | Founded  | MPs | Municipal seats

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|  | Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin | S  | Social democracy,
pro-Europeanism | Centre-left | Kristrún Frostadóttir | 2000  |

15 / 63

26 / 470

|  | Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn | D  | Conservatism,
economic liberalism,
liberal conservatism | Centre-right | Bjarni Benediktsson | 1929  |

14 / 63

113 / 470

|  | Liberal Reform Party
Viðreisn | C  | Liberalism,
economic liberalism,
green liberalism | Centre to centre-right | Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir | 2016  |

11 / 63

5 / 470

|  | People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins | F  | Populism,
disability rights,
pensioners' interests,
Euroscepticism | Fiscal: Centre-left
Social: Right-wing | Inga Sæland | 2016  |

10 / 63

2 / 470

|  | Centre Party
Miðflokkurinn | M  | Conservatism,
agrarianism,
populism,
Euroscepticism | Centre-right to right-wing | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | 2017  |

8 / 63

6 / 470

|  | Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn | B  | Liberalism,
agrarianism,
Euroscepticism,
liberal conservatism | Centre to centre-right | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | 1916  |

5 / 63

69 / 470

### Active parties, without representation in the Althing

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Party  | Election
symbol  | Ideology  | Political position | Leader  | Founded  | Municipal seats

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|  | Left-Green Movement
Vinstri græn | V  | Democratic socialism, eco-socialism, feminism, euroscepticism | Centre-left to left-wing | Svandís Svavarsdóttir | 1999  |

9 / 470

|  | Pirate Party
Píratar | P  | Pirate politics, direct democracy, open government |  | None[n 1] | 2012  |

4 / 470

|  | Socialist Party of Iceland
Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands | J  | Socialism, democratic socialism, anti-neoliberalism | Left-wing | Vacant | 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

|  | 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

|  | The Greens
Græningjar | G  | Green politics | Centre-left | Kikka Sigurðardóttir | 2024  |

0 / 470

### Defunct parties

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* Alliance of Social Democrats (Bandalag jafnaðarmanna)
* Best Party (Besti flokkurinn)
* Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin)
* Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
* Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn)
* Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l))
* Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin)
* Dawn (Dögun)
* Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
* Households Party (Flokkur Heimilanna)
* Iceland Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin)
* Icelandic Movement – Living Country (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)
* Icelandic National Front (Íslenska þjóðfylkingin)
* Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn)
* National Awakening (Þjóðvaki)
* Nationalist Party (Flokkur Þjóðernissinna)
* National Preservation Party (Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn)
* New Force (Nýtt afl)
* Old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
* People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
* People's Unity Party – Socialist Party (Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu - Sósíalistaflokkurinn)
* Rainbow (Regnboginn)
* Right-Green People's Party (Hægri grænir, flokkur fólksins)
* Rural Party (Landsbyggðarflokkurinn)
* Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
* Solidarity (Samstaða)
* The Movement (Hreyfingin)
* Union of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
* Women's List (Kvennalistinn)

## 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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* Politics of Iceland
* List of political parties by country

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Political parties in Iceland

Althing (63)|

* Social Democratic Alliance (15)
* Independence Party (14)
* Viðreisn (11)
* People's Party (10)
* Centre Party (8)
* Progressive Party (5)

Extra-parliamentary|

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* Humanist Party
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* Liberal Democratic Party
* Pirate Party
* Responsible Future
* Socialist Party
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* Alliance of Social Democrats
* Best Party
* Bright Future
* Citizens' Movement
* Citizens' Party (1923)
* Citizens' Party (1987)
* Communist League
* Communist Party of Iceland
* Communist Party of Iceland (Marxist–Leninist)
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* Conservative Party
* Dawn
* Democracy Movement
* Farmers' Party (1913)
* Farmers' Party (1933)
* Freedom Party
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* Iceland Democratic Party
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* Icelandic National Front
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