Politics of Iceland

Political system of Iceland

Íslensk stjórnmál (Icelandic)
Polity typeParliamentary republic
ConstitutionConstitution of Iceland
Legislative branch
NameAlthing
TypeUnicameral
Meeting placeAlþingishúsið, Reykjavík
Presiding officerBirgir Ármannsson, Speaker of the Althing
AppointerDirect election
Executive branch
Head of state
TitlePresident of Iceland
CurrentlyHalla Tómasdóttir
AppointerDirect election
Head of government
TitlePrime Minister of Iceland
CurrentlyBjarni Benediktsson
Cabinet
NameCabinet of Iceland
Current cabinetBjarni Beneiktsson cabinet
LeaderPrime Minister
HeadquartersReykjavík
Ministries12 Ministries
Judicial branch
NameJudiciary of Iceland
Supreme Court of Iceland
Chief judgeBenedikt Bogason
SeatSupreme Court Building

The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament, the Althingi. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Iceland is arguably the world's oldest assembly democracy,[1] and has been rated as a "full democracy" in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ Del Giudice, Marguerite (March 2008). "Power Struggle". Iceland's Heated Debate - National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic. p. 85. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
  2. ^ "Global democracy has a very bad year". The Economist. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.