People's Party Flokkur fólksins | |
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| Chairperson | Inga Sæland |
| Vice-chairperson | Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson |
| Secretary | Sigurjón Arnórsson |
| Chairman of the parliamentary group | Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson |
| Founder | Inga Sæland |
| Founded | 27 January 2016 |
| Ideology | Populism[1] Disability rights[2] Pensioners' interests[3] |
| Political position | Centre[3] to centre-left[4] |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Yellow Magenta Dark grey |
| Seats in Parliament | 6 / 63 |
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| Website | |
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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."[5]
In the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party received 8.8% of the votes and got 6 seats in the Althing.
- ^ "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? - The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
- ^ Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (28 October 2017). "Iceland's Ruling Conservatives Emerge Weakened After Vote". Bloomberg Politics. Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ a b Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Júlíusson, Þorður Snær (12 November 2017). "Flokkur fólksins sagður opinn fyrir stjórn frá miðju til vinstri". kjarninn.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "The People's Party articles of association" (in Icelandic).