2017 Icelandic parliamentary election

2017 Icelandic parliamentary election

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All 63 seats in the Althing 32 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	81.20%
Party Leader Vote % Seats +/– Independence Bjarni Benediktsson 25.25 16 −5 Left-Green Katrín Jakobsdóttir 16.89 11 +1 Social Democratic Logi Már Einarsson 12.05 7 +4 Centre Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 10.89 7 New Progressive Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 10.71 8 0 Pirates Collective leadership[n 1] 9.20 6 −4 People's Inga Sæland 6.88 4 +4 Reform Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir 6.69 4 −3 This lists parties that won seats. See the complete results below. Map of the election results, showing the seats won by each party in each of the 6 multi-member constituencies. Prime Minister before Prime Minister after election Bjarni Benediktsson Independence Katrín Jakobsdóttir Left-Green

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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 October 2017. On 15 September 2017, the three-party coalition government collapsed after the departure of Bright Future over a scandal involving Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's father writing a letter recommending a convicted child sex offender have his "honour restored".^[1] Bjarni subsequently called for a snap election,^[2] which was officially scheduled for 28 October 2017 following the dissolution of the Althing.

Though many opinion polls in the run-up to the election indicated an increase in support for the Left-Green Movement, the Independence Party retained its position as the Althing's largest party.^[3] Following the election, four-party coalition talks led by the Left-Greens ensued; however, after the Progressive Party rejected the possibility, a three-party coalition led by the Left-Greens including the Independence Party and Progressive Party was negotiated. After formally receiving the mandate to form a coalition on 28 November, Left-Green leader Katrín Jakobsdóttir was designated Prime Minister to lead the new government on 30 November.

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