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Iceland

Iceland

ConflictingSovereign state

Iceland

Primary executive

Complete
Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir
OriginalVisit of Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, to Iceland · Dati Bendo / European Union, 2025 / EC - Audiovisual Service · CC BY · Original

Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir

Head of government Active

Prime Minister of Iceland · Principal · De jure

Head of state

Halla Tómasdóttir
OriginalThis is cropped version of File:Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024.jpg . · Published by the conference account on Flickr, photographer not named. · CC BY · Original

Halla Tómasdóttir

Head of state Active

President of Iceland · Principal

Editorial profile v1

Verified country brief

Versioned editorial facts take priority over database records on this country page.

completeAug 10, 2026

Latest election

Completed

2024 Icelandic parliamentary election

Nov 30, 2024 ·

Electoral system
Sixty-three members are elected in six multi-member constituencies, with constituency and adjustment seats allocated proportionally.
Published result
S · 20.8% · 15 Seats; D · 19.4% · 14 Seats; C · 15.8% · 11 Seats; F · 13.8% · 10 Seats; M · 12.1% · 8 Seats; B · 7.8% · 5 Seats
Althingi - 2024 parliamentary election results

Current policy issues

  1. 1Economic stability, inflation and public financesGovernment of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024
  2. 2Housing supply and affordabilityGovernment of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024
  3. 3Health care and social welfareGovernment of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024
  4. 4Climate action and energy transitionGovernment of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024
  5. 5Constitutional and electoral reformGovernment of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024

Indexed party landscape

Parties and alliances currently indexed for this jurisdiction. Active and historical labels reflect the source dataset, not an official national register.

Partial
Tracked parties
124
Active in source
29
Historical in source
13
parties shown
100
More parties (88)

Elections

Partial

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2021-09-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Sep 25, 2021

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2017-10-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 28, 2017

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2016-10-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 29, 2016

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2013-04-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 27, 2013

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2009-04-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 25, 2009

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2007-05-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 12, 2007

Completed

2004 Icelandic presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jun 26, 2004

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 2003-05-10

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 10, 2003

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1999-05-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

May 8, 1999

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1995-04-08

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 8, 1995

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1991-04-20

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 20, 1991

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1987-04-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 25, 1987

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1983-04-23

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Apr 23, 1983

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1979-12-03

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Dec 3, 1979

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1978-06-25

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 25, 1978

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1974-06-30

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 30, 1974

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1971-06-13

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 13, 1971

Completed

1968 Icelandic presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jun 30, 1968

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1967-06-11

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 11, 1967

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1963-06-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 9, 1963

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1959-10-26

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 26, 1959

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1959-06-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 28, 1959

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1956-06-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 24, 1956

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1953-06-28

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 28, 1953

Completed

1952 Icelandic presidential election

Presidential election · Head of state

Jul 29, 1952

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1949-10-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 24, 1949

Completed

1949 Icelandic parliamentary election

Parliamentary election · Legislative

Oct 23, 1949

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1946-06-30

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 30, 1946

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1942-10-19

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 19, 1942

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1942-07-05

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 5, 1942

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1937-06-29

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 29, 1937

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1934-06-24

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 24, 1934

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1933-07-16

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 16, 1933

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1931-06-12

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jun 12, 1931

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1927-07-09

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Jul 9, 1927

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1923-10-27

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Oct 27, 1923

Completed

Iceland — Parliamentary election — 1919-11-15

Parliamentary election · Legislative · Round 1

Nov 15, 1919

Completed

Candidates

Partial

Sources

9

  1. 1Official institutions of Iceland - manual editorial v14citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  2. 2President of Iceland - Halla Tómasdóttir inaugurated as Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  3. 3President of Iceland - Role of the Presidentcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  4. 4Government of Iceland - Platform for the Coalition Government, 21 December 2024citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  5. 5Althingi - 2024 parliamentary election resultscitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  6. 6Althingi - Current parliamentary term seatingcitation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  7. 7Government of Iceland - Elections Act no. 112/2021citation_only · Aug 10, 2026
  8. 8WikidataCC0-1.0 · Aug 9, 2026
  9. 9Unicode Common Locale Data RepositoryUnicode-3.0 · Aug 9, 2026

Political world map

Northern Europe

Norway. Primary executive: Jonas Gahr Støre. Head of state: Harald V of Norway. PartialSweden. Primary executive: Ulf Kristersson. Head of state: Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. PartialLithuania. Primary executive: Mindaugas Sinkevičius. Head of state: Gitanas Nausėda. PartialLatvia. Primary executive: Andris Kulbergs. Head of state: Edgars Rinkēvičs. PartialEstonia. Primary executive: Kristen Michal. Head of state: Alar Karis. PartialIreland. Primary executive: Micheál Martin. Head of state: Catherine Connolly. PartialDenmark. Primary executive: Mette Frederiksen. Head of state: Frederik X of Denmark. PartialUnited Kingdom. Primary executive: Andy Burnham. Head of state: Charles III. PartialIceland. Primary executive: Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir. Head of state: Halla Tómasdóttir. ConflictingFinland. Primary executive: Petteri Orpo. Head of state: Alexander Stubb. Partial
IcelandPrimary executive: Kristrún Mjöll FrostadóttirHead of state: Halla TómasdóttirConflicting
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Listed without map geometry (6)

Boundaries and names shown on this map do not imply a position by CiviOrg. Small territories without geometry remain available in the index.