Bright Future (Iceland)

Bright Future
Björt framtíð
ChairpersonTheodóra Sigurlaug Þorsteinsdóttir
Founded4 February 2012[1]
HeadquartersAusturstræti 8–10
IdeologyLiberalism[2][3]
Social liberalism[3][4]
Green liberalism[3]
Pro-Europeanism[3]
Political positionCentre[3][5]
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
ColoursPurple, White
Election symbol
A
Website
www.bjortframtid.is

Bright Future (Icelandic: Björt framtíð) is a liberal[2][6] political party in Iceland founded in 2012.

The party was a member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE) party and had links to the ALDE Group in the European Parliament,[7][8] although it resigned its membership of ALDE in October 2019.[9]

  1. ^ "Declaration of the founding policy for Bright Future" (in Icelandic). Björt framtíð (Bright Future). 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 20 April 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b Tom Lansford, ed. (2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. SAGE Publications. p. 2683. ISBN 978-1-4833-7155-9.
  3. ^ a b c d e Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  4. ^ Nordsieck, Wolfram (2017). "Iceland". Parties and Elections in Europe.
  5. ^ "Politics in Iceland: A beginner's guide".
  6. ^ Bale, Tim (2021). Riding the populist wave: Europe's mainstream right in crisis. Cristóbal Rovira Kaltwasser. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-1-009-00686-6. OCLC 1256593260.
  7. ^ "ALDE Party - Member Parties". aldeparty.eu. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013, The Reykjavík Grapevine, issue 4, 5 April 2013, p. 20.
  9. ^ https://www.aldeparty.eu/news/alde-welcomes-new-member-parties-1 [dead link]