{"id":5899,"date":"2017-11-02T01:31:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/?p=5899"},"modified":"2017-11-02T01:31:36","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:31:36","slug":"althing-election-iceland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.polyas.de\/blog\/en\/online-elections\/althing-election-iceland","title":{"rendered":"Icelandic Elections: Eight Parties Enter Parliament"},"content":{"rendered":"

The parliamentary elections in Iceland are over and the formation of a coalition government is likely to be a challenge. Eight parties gained seats in Parliament as trust in the old parties deteriorates. Learn all about this latest election in our #ElectionNews<\/p>\n

Icelandic Parliamentary Election Results<\/h3>\n

The Icelandic Parliament is made up of 63 seats, 54 of which are allocated proportionally according to regional voting preferences, provided that the party received over 5% of the national vote. The remaining seats are attached to constituencies and are used to balance the vote\/seat distribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Party<\/td>\nSeats in Parliament<\/td>\nVote Share<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Independence<\/strong><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n29.0 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Left-Green<\/strong><\/td>\n11<\/td>\n15.9 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Progressive<\/strong><\/td>\n8<\/td>\n11.5 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Social Democrat<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n12.1 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centre<\/strong><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n10.9 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pirates<\/strong><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n9.2 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
People’s<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n6.9 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reform<\/strong><\/td>\n4<\/td>\n6.7 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bright Future<\/strong><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1.2 %<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Independence Party remains the strongest<\/h3>\n

The conservative Independence Party is to keep Bjarni Benediktsson despite recent scandals\u00a0since 2015. The Independence Party received around\u00a030% of all votes, while their former coalition partners, Bj\u00f6rt Framt\u00ed\u00f0 (Bright Future) were unable to gain any seats in this election. A reduction in Independent vote share and the collapse of their former coalition partners will mean that they will have to look elsewhere to form the next government.<\/p>\n

The party who has won the largest vote share and the most number of seats are granted the right to form a government or coalition government by the President.<\/p>\n

A Left-Green-Independent Coalition?<\/h3>\n

The Left-Green Party\u00a0were expected to gain a higher vote share than the 15.9% they received. Despite the somewhat disappointing\u00a0result, Left-Green is likely to be courted by the Independents to form a government. Indeed, while a Left-Green-Independent coalition is possible, the left-wing parties could band together to form a is\u00a0seen as the most likely partnership the Independent party will\u00a0seek to create.<\/p>\n

Regardless of coalition partners, the Left-Green party will seek to abide by their core tenents: Improved health care, increased investment in education and infrastructures and increased taxes on the rich. This last point is aimed at using the public anger in the wake of recent scandals.<\/p>\n

The political divides in Iceland have been highlighted ever since the financial crisis in 2008. Iceland was at the centre of the economic storm. Indeed, Landsbankinn was unable to\u00a0grant customers access to their savings until they were nationalized by the government. Since then, Iceland has been posting positive economic growth largely due to a resurgent tourism industry. Despite this, many of political divisions remain.<\/p>\n

Political Scandals shake-up\u00a0Iceland<\/h3>\n

The Independent party in particular, or more precisely\u00a0Bjarni Benediktsson has been hit hard by political scandals i recent years. In 2015 he was discovered to be a member of\u00a0Ashley Maddison, the website for extramarital affairs. In 2016 he was connected with the ownership of a shell company as announced in the Panama Papers. Most recently was the cause of\u00a0the snap election. Coalition partners Bright Future left government after a reported\u00a0“breach of trust”.\u00a0It turned out that Bjarni Benediktsson had covered up evidence implicating his father in a scandal previous scandal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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