2024 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary elections are due to be held in Iceland on 30 November 2024 to elect the 63 members of the Althing.

Iceland
← 2021 30 November 2024

All 63 seats in the Althing
32 seats needed for a majority
Party Leader Current seats
Independence Bjarni Benediktsson
Progressive Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Left-Green Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Social Democratic Kristrún Frostadóttir
People's Inga Sæland
Pirates Collective leadership
Reform Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Centre Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Incumbent Prime Minister
Bjarni Benediktsson
Independence

Background

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In April 2024, Bjarni Benediktsson became the Prime Minister of Iceland.[1] On 13 October, Benediktsson announced that the government had collapsed and called for new elections. He asked President Halla Tómasdóttir the next day to dissolve the Althing and set the elections on 30 November.[2]

Opinion polling

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Polling for the next Icelandic parliamentary election

References

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  1. "Iceland PM calls new election as coalition government collapses". Al Jazeera. 13 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  2. "Iceland appears headed for a snap election after governing coalition collapses". Associated Press. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.