List of political parties in Iceland


This article is a list of political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system with many political parties, in which often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

Political parties

Parliamentary representation from October 2017

Eight parties were elected at the October 2017 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament.

Active parties, without representation in the Althing

English nameIcelandic nameListWebsite
Bright Future Björt framtíðA
Dawn DögunT
Freedom Party Frelsisflokkurinn
Humanist Party HúmanistaflokkurinnH
Icelandic National FrontÍslenska þjóðfylkinginE
People's Front of IcelandAlþýðufylkinginR
Icelandic Socialist PartySósíalistaflokkur ÍslandsJ

Defunct Parties