List of political parties in Iceland

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
right-wing
Inga Sæland
6 / 63
Pirate Party
Pírataflokkurinn
P Pirate politics, Direct democracy Syncretic None
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 Ideology Election
symbol
Freedom Party
Frelsisflokkurinn
Right-wing nationalism Þ
Humanist Party
Húmanistaflokkurinn
Humanism H
Icelandic National Front
Íslenska þjóðfylkingin
Right-wing populism E
People's Front of Iceland
Alþýðufylkingin
Anti-capitalism R
Icelandic Socialist Party
Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands
Socialism J
Liberal Democratic Party
Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn
Classical liberalism O
Responsible Future
Ábyrg framtíð
Anti-vaccinationism Y

Defunct parties


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