People's Party (Iceland)

The People's Party (Icelandic: Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic political party founded by Inga Sæland. Its main focus is to have better conditions for the poor and disabled.[2]

People's Party

Flokkur Fólksins
FounderInga Sæland
Founded27 January 2016 (2016-01-27)
IdeologySocialism[1]
Populism[2]
Disability rights[3]
Elderly interests[4]
Anti-poverty[4]
Euroscepticism
Political positionCentre-left to left-wing
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours     Red      Blue
Seats in Parliament
2 / 63
Election symbol
F
Website
flokkurfolksins.is

The party ran in the Icelandic parliamentary election 2016.[5] It received 3.5% of the votes and thus failed to pass the 5% threshold required to enter the legislature. In the parliamentary election of 2017, the party received 6.88% of the votes and gained four seats in the Althing.

At the end of November 2018, the party expelled two of its parliamentarians, Karl Gauti Hjaltason and Ólafur Ísleifsson,[6] after a meeting of these with members of the Centre Party where Karl Gauti and Ólafur didn't object to derogatory remarks of Centre Party members against the People's Party's leader, Inga Sæland.[7] Previously, the party ran into controversy when Inga made comments that were considered by the media as "xenophobic" and "anti-immigrant." Inga has made efforts to distance herself from those comments, even calling for increased care for refugees.[2] The New York Times has referred to the party as "railing against immigration, poverty and corruption".[8]

Electoral results

Parliament
Election Votes % Seats +/– Position Government
2016 6,707 3.54
0 / 63
 0 8th No seats
2017 13,502 6.88
4 / 63
 4 7th Opposition

References
  1. Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (24 October 2017). "A Guide to the Parties in Iceland's Nail-Biter Election". The New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? - The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  3. Siguroardottir, Ragnhildur (28 October 2017). "Iceland's Ruling Conservatives Emerge Weakened After Vote". Bloomberg Politics. Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  4. Jelena Ćirić (27 October 2017). "Icelandic Parliamentary Election 2017: Party Overview". Iceland Review. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
  5. Flokks fólksins
  6. Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason, Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (November 30, 2018). "Karl Gauti og Ólafur reknir úr Flokki fólksins". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 30, 2018.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  7. Atli Ísleifsson (November 30, 2018). "Inga hefur ekkert heyrt í Ólafi eða Karli Gauta". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved November 30, 2018.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
  8. Iceland’s Government Falls After Letter Asking to Pardon Pedophile
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