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List of political parties in Iceland

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This article is a list of political parties in Iceland.

The Althing is the national parliament of Iceland.

Parties in the Althing

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As of 2015
Name Beliefs Spectrum Seats
Progressive Party Liberalism,[1] critical of the European Union[2][3] and that rural society is better than an urban one. Right   19/63
Independence Party Liberal conservatism,[4] critical of the European Union and supporters of economic liberalism.[5] Centre-right   19/63
Social Democratic Alliance Social democracy and they support the European Union. Centre-left   9/63
Left-Green Movement Democratic socialism,[6] they support the European Union,[7] feminism[8] and pacifism. Left   7/63
Bright Future Social liberalism[6] and they support the European Union. Centre   6/63
Pirate Party Direct democracy, freedom of information, Civil rights and Freedom of speech. N/A   3/63

Other parties

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These are the parties that are not in the Althing and have no political power.

Left wing

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  • Humanist Party
  • Rainbow
  • Iceland Democratic Party
  • People's Front of Iceland[9]
  • Liberal Democrats

Right wing

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  • Households Party
  • Christian Political Movement

No spectrum

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  • Rural Party
  • Dawn
  • Solidarity

References

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  1. ↑ "Progressive Party - political party, Iceland". Encyclopedia Britannica.
  2. ↑ "Q&A: Iceland parliamentary elections". BBC News. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe (ACRE)". ACRE. Archived from the original on 2019-05-09. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  4. ↑ Arnason, Agust Thor (2006), "The European Union Seen From the Top — the View of an Insider-Outsider", Nordic And Other European Constitutional Traditions, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, p. 34
  5. ↑ Siaroff, Alan, The Effects of Differing Electoral Systems on Party Politics, Government Formation and Voter Turnout, p. 69
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Parties and Elections in Europe". www.parties-and-elections.eu.
  7. ↑ "Iceland could be EU member by 2011". EUobserver. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
  8. ↑ The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013, The Reykjavík Grapevine, April 5, 2013
  9. ↑ "Alþýðufylkingin on BlogSpot". People's Front of Iceland. Archived from the original on 20 November 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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