List of political parties in Iceland

Political parties in Iceland lists political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

The parties

=Parties currently represented in Alþingi=

Coalition parties

*Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) (D), led by Prime Minister Geir Haarde [http://www.xd.is/]
*Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) (S), led by minister of foreign affairs Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir [http://www.xs.is/]

Opposition parties

*Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) (B), led by Guðni Ágústsson, MP [http://www.framsokn.is/]
*Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) (V), led by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, MP [http://www.vg.is/]
*Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) (F), led by Guðjón A. Kristjánsson, MP [http://www.xf.is/]

Other parties/parties without seats in Alþingi

* Iceland's Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin – lifandi land)

Defunct parties

* Union of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
* Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
* Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn)
* Communist Party (Marxist-Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l))
* Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
* National Preservation Party (Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn)
* Nationalist Party (Flokkur Þjóðernissinna)
* New Force (Nýtt afl)
* Old Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn eldri)
* People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
* People's Unity Party – Socialist Party (Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu - Sósíalistaflokkurinn)
* Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
* Women's List (Kvennalistinn)
* Awakening of the Nation (þjóðvaki)

Parties currently represented in Alþingi

ee also

* Index of political parties to browse parties by name
* List of political parties to browse parties by country
* List of political parties by ideology to browse parties by name
* Membership of internationals to browse parties by membership of internationals
*Timeline of liberal and centrist parties in Iceland