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Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017

Index Icelandic parliamentary election, 2017

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 October 2017. [1]

48 relations: Althing, Íslandsbanki, Óttarr Proppé, Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Birgitta Jónsdóttir, Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970), Bright Future (Iceland), Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017), Cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Centre Party (Iceland), Closed list, Constituencies of Iceland, D'Hondt method, Dawn (Iceland), Demissionary cabinet, Election threshold, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, Iceland, Iceland–European Union relations, Icelandic National Front, Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009, Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016, Independence Party (Iceland), Inga Sæland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Left-Green Movement, Left-wing politics, Logi Már Einarsson, Ministry of Finance (Iceland), Morgunblaðið, People's Front of Iceland, People's Party (Iceland, 2016), People's Unity Party – Socialist Party, Pirate Party (Iceland), President of Iceland, Prime Minister of Iceland, Progressive Party (Iceland), Proportional representation, RÚV, Reform Party (Iceland), Right-wing politics, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Sigríður Á. Andersen, Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Social Democratic Alliance, Syncretic politics.

Althing

The Alþingi (parliament (Icelandic) and anglicised as Althingi or Althing) is the national parliament of Iceland.

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Íslandsbanki

Íslandsbanki (Icelandic for: Bank of Iceland), is an Icelandic bank with roots tracing back to 1884, formerly being the domestic part of Glitnir banki hf., but on 15 October 2008 being split from the bankrupt Glitnir and reestablished into a new independent bank.

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Óttarr Proppé

Óttarr Olaf Proppé (born 7 November 1968) is an Icelandic politician.

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Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir

Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir (born 6 May 1987 in Akranes) is an Icelandic politician, human rights lawyer and journalist, who represents the Pirate Party.

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Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 4 October 1965) is an Icelandic politician, who has been chairman of the Reform Party since 2017.

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Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Birgitta Jónsdóttir (born 17 April 1967) is an Icelandic politician, anarchist, poet, and activist.

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Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson (born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic politician, who served as Prime Minister from January 2017 to November 2017.

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Bright Future (Iceland)

Bright Future (Björt framtíð) is a liberal political party in Iceland that was founded in 2012.

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Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)

The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson was formed on 11 January 2017, following the 2016 parliamentary election.

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Cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir

The Cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 30 November 2017, following the 2017 parliamentary election.

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Centre Party (Iceland)

The Centre Party (Miðflokkurinn) is a centre-right populist political party in Iceland, established in September 2017.

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Closed list

Closed list describes the variant of party-list proportional representation where voters can (effectively) only vote for political parties as a whole and thus have no influence on the party-supplied order in which party candidates are elected.

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Constituencies of Iceland

Iceland is divided into 6 constituencies for the purpose of selecting representatives to parliament.

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D'Hondt method

The D'Hondt method or the Jefferson method is a highest averages method for allocating seats, and is thus a type of party-list proportional representation.

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Dawn (Iceland)

Dawn - The organization of justice, fairness and democracy (Dögun - stjórnmálasamtök um réttlæti, sanngirni og lýðræði) is an Icelandic political organization founded 18 March 2012 to participate in the 2013 parliamentary elections.

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Demissionary cabinet

A demissionary cabinet (Dutch: "demissionair kabinet") is a type of caretaker cabinet in the Netherlands.

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Election threshold

The electoral threshold is the minimum share of the primary vote which a candidate or political party requires to achieve before they become entitled to any representation in a legislature.

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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (born 26 June 1968) is an Icelandic politician serving as the 6th and current President of Iceland since 2016.

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Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson

Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson (born 22 October 1980) is an Icelandic politician.

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Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic, with a population of and an area of, making it the most sparsely populated country in Europe.

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Iceland–European Union relations

Iceland is heavily integrated into the European Union via the European Economic Area and the Schengen Agreement, but it is not a member state.

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Icelandic National Front

The Icelandic National Front (Íslenska þjóðfylkingin) is a right-wing populist political party in Iceland.

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Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009

A parliamentary election was held in Iceland on 25 April 2009 following strong pressure from the public as a result of the Icelandic financial crisis.

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Icelandic parliamentary election, 2016

Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 29 October 2016.

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Independence Party (Iceland)

The Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) is a liberal-conservative and Eurosceptic political party in Iceland.

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Inga Sæland

Inga Sæland (born 3 August 1959) is an Icelandic law graduate, X Factor contestant, and politician who is the founder and current leader of the People's Party.

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Katrín Jakobsdóttir (pronounced; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician serving as the 28th and current Prime Minister of Iceland since 2017.

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Left-Green Movement

The Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð, also known by its abbreviation Vinstri Græn, VG) is a eco-socialist political party in Iceland.

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Left-wing politics

Left-wing politics supports social equality and egalitarianism, often in opposition to social hierarchy.

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Logi Már Einarsson

Logi Már Einarsson (born 21 August 1964, in Akureyri) is an Icelandic politician and architect.

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Ministry of Finance (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: Fjármálaráðuneytið) is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government.

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Morgunblaðið

Morgunblaðið (The Morning Paper) is an Icelandic newspaper.

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People's Front of Iceland

People's Front of Iceland (Alþýðufylkingin, PFI) is an anti-capitalist political party in Iceland founded on 18 February 2013, seeking to "...

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People's Party (Iceland, 2016)

The People's Party (Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic party founded by the visually-impaired law graduate and X-Factor contestant Inga Sæland, with better conditions for the poor and disabled as their main issue.

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People's Unity Party – Socialist Party

The People's Unity Party – Socialist Party (Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu – Sósíalistaflokkurinn) generally referred to as the Socialist Party (Sósíalistaflokkurinn) was an Icelandic political party which functioned from 1938 to 1968, when the People's Alliance party was created.

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Pirate Party (Iceland)

The Pirate Party (Icelandic: Píratar) is a political party in Iceland.

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President of Iceland

The President of Iceland (Forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state.

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Prime Minister of Iceland

The Prime Minister of Iceland (Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government.

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Progressive Party (Iceland)

The Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is a centre-right, populist and agrarian political party in Iceland.

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Proportional representation

Proportional representation (PR) characterizes electoral systems by which divisions into an electorate are reflected proportionately into the elected body.

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RÚV

Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or) ('The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization.

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Reform Party (Iceland)

The Reform Party (Icelandic: Viðreisn) is a liberal political party in Iceland that was founded on 24 May 2016 but had existed as a political network since June 2014.

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Right-wing politics

Right-wing politics hold that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, natural, normal or desirable, typically supporting this position on the basis of natural law, economics or tradition.

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Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (born 12 March 1975) is an Icelandic politician who was the youngest serving Prime Minister of Iceland from May 2013 until April 2016.

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Sigríður Á. Andersen

Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen (born 21 November 1971) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer serving as the current Minister of Justice of Iceland, since January 11, 2017.

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Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017.

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Social Democratic Alliance

The Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin jafnaðarmannaflokkur Íslands, literally The Alliance - Iceland's Social Democratic Party) is a social-democratic political party in Iceland.

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Syncretic politics

Syncretic politics, or spectral-syncretic, refers to politics that combine elements from across the conventional left–right political spectrum.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_parliamentary_election,_2017

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