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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

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|  | 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

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|  | 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 [is] | 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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* 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)
* 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

## References

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Political parties in Iceland

Althing (63)|

* Independence Party (17)
* Progressive Party (13)
* Left-Green Movement (7)
* Social Democratic Alliance (6)
* People's Party (6)
* Pirate Party (6)
* Viðreisn (5)
* Centre Party (2)
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Extra-parliamentary|

* Freedom Party
* Icelandic National Front
* Humanist Party
* Liberal Democratic Party
* People's Front of Iceland
* Responsible Future
* Socialist Party

Defunct|

* 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)
* Communist Unity (Marxist–Leninist)
* Conservative Party
* Dawn
* Democracy Movement
* Farmers' Party (1913)
* Farmers' Party (1933)
* Home Rule Party
* Households Party
* Iceland Democratic Party
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* Independence Party (1907)
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* Liberal Party (1998)
* Liberal Party (1927)
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* Republican Party (1953)
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