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

Parliamentary representation from September 2021

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 MPs
Independence Party
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn		 D Conservatism Centre-right to
right-wing		 Bjarni Benediktsson
17 / 63
Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn		 B Liberalism, Agrarianism, Euroscepticism Centre to centre-right Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
13 / 63
Left-Green Movement
Vinstri græn		 V Democratic socialism, Eco-socialism, Feminism, Euroscepticism Centre-left to
left-wing		 Katrín Jakobsdóttir
(Prime Minister)
8 / 63
Social Democratic Alliance
Samfylkingin		 S Social democracy, Pro-Europeanism, Feminism Centre-left Kristrún Frostadóttir
6 / 63
People's Party
Flokkur Fólksins		 F Populism, Disability rights Centre-left to
left-wing		 Inga Sæland
6 / 63
Pirate Party
Pírataflokkurinn		 P Pirate politics, Direct democracy Syncretic None[n 1]
6 / 63
Liberal Reform Party
Viðreisn		 C Economic liberalism, Green liberalism, Pro-Europeanism Centre to centre-right Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
5 / 63
Centre Party
Miðflokkurinn		 M Conservatism, Populism, Euroscepticism Centre-right Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
2 / 63

Active parties, without representation in the Althing

Party[1]IdeologyElection
symbol[2]
Freedom Party
Frelsisflokkurinn		 Right-wing nationalismÞ
Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn		 HumanismH
Icelandic National Front
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin		 Right-wing populismE
People's Front of Iceland
Alþýðufylkingin		 Anti-capitalismR
Icelandic Socialist Party
Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands		 SocialismJ
Liberal Democratic Party
Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn		 Classical liberalismO
Responsible Future
Ábyrg framtíð		 Anti-vaccinationismY

Defunct parties

Notes

  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

References

  1. ↑ The Reykjavík Grapevine's Election Guide 2013 (scanned version) (Html version Archived 2013-05-02 at the Wayback Machine)
  2. ↑ "Website publishing candidate lists and election news for the parties participating in the 2013 parliamentary election". 24 May 2012.
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