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 ICELAND

Legislative elections: Althing, 4-year term, 5% threshold (supplementary seats), party-list proportional representation system + supplementary seats (54/9)
           · President: Ólafur Ragnar Grímssson (S) · State Minister: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (S) · Government: S, VG

Party Ideology, Affiliation, Founding 2009 Seats 2007 Seats
Samfylkingin (S)
Alliance
Social democracy
 
PESa, SI
2000
29,8% 20 26,8% 18
Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (SSF)
Independence Party
Liberal conservatism; Economic liberalism, Euroscepticism IDU
1929
23,7% 16 36,6% 25
Vinstrihreyfingin - Grænt framboð (VG)
Left-Green Movement
Democratic socialism; Feminism, Eco-socialism, Euroscepticism NGLA
1999
21,7% 14 14,3% 9
Framsóknarflokkurinn (FSF)
Progressive Party
Centrism; Social liberalism, Agrarianism  LI
1916
14,8% 9 11,7% 7
Borgarahreyfingin (BF)
Citizens' Movement
Centrism; Direct democracy, Anti-corruption politics -
2008
7,2% 4 - -
Frjáslyndi Flokkurinn (FF)
Liberal Party
Conservative liberalism; Agrarianism, Euroscepticism -
1998
2,2% - 7,3% 4
Others - - 0,6% - 3,3% -
Total - - - 63 - 63
Turnout - -  85,1% 83,6%

 © 2009 Wolfram Nordsieck. Source: MBL (http://www.mbl.is). Archive: Elections 1946-2003.