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People's Party (Iceland)

People's Party
Flokkur fólksins
ChairpersonInga Sæland
Vice-chairpersonGuðmundur Ingi Kristinsson
SecretarySigurjón Arnórsson
Chairman of the parliamentary groupGuðmundur Ingi Kristinsson
FounderInga Sæland
Founded27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
IdeologyPopulism[1]
Disability rights[2]
Pensioners' interests[3]
Direct democracy[4]

Socialism[5][6]
Political positionCentre[7][8] to centre-left[9]
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours  Yellow
  Magenta
  Dark grey
Seats in Parliament
10 / 63
Election symbol
Website
flokkurfolksins.is
The party's old logo (c. 2018)

The People's Party (Icelandic: Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic political party, which was founded in 2016 by Inga Sæland. The party defines itself as "based on a message of love", its articles of association stating its goals as "[fighting] with thought, word and will for Icelanders who have suffered injustices, differences, lawlessness and poverty."[10]

In the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party received 8.8% of the votes and got six seats in the Althing.

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  2. ^ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (28 October 2017). "Iceland's Ruling Conservatives Emerge Weakened After Vote". Bloomberg Politics. Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  3. ^ Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Iceland: Political parties at a glance". 2 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  5. ^ "From Iceland — Elections '17: Who Are Iceland's Political Parties & Who Will Lead Next?". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  6. ^ Bergmann, Eiríkur (2017-09-05). "Hvers konar pólitík ástundar Flokkur fólksins?". Heimildin. Retrieved 2024-12-30.
  7. ^ "Iceland's incoming government says it will put EU membership to referendum by 2027". www.euronews.com. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  8. ^ Yr Carlsson, Isabelle; Rasmussen, Louise (2024-12-21). "Iceland gets new government under Social Democrat Frostadottir". Reuters. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  9. ^ Júlíusson, Þorður Snær (12 November 2017). "Flokkur fólksins sagður opinn fyrir stjórn frá miðju til vinstri". kjarninn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  10. ^ "The People's Party articles of association" (in Icelandic).

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