People's Party (Iceland)
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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."[6]
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People's Party Flokkur fólksins | |
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Chairperson | Inga Sæland |
Founder | Inga Sæland |
Founded | 27 January 2016; 8 years ago (2016-01-27) |
Ideology | Populism[1] Disability rights[2] Pensioners' interests[3] Euroscepticism[4] |
Political position | Centre[3]
Fiscal: Centre-left[5] Social: Right-wing[5] |
Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
Colours | Yellow Magenta Dark grey |
Seats in Parliament | 6 / 63 |
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Website | |
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In the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party received 8.8% of the votes and got 6 seats in the Althing.