Liberal Democratic Party (Iceland)
Appearance
Liberal Democratic Party Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn | |
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Leader | Glúmur Baldvinsson |
Founder | Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson |
Founded | 14 October 2020 |
Registered | 10 February 2021 |
Headquarters | Reykjavík |
Ideology | Classical liberalism Sustainable development Direct democracy Euroscepticism |
Political position | Right-wing |
Colours | Blue Red Green Yellow |
Slogan | "Better Iceland" (Icelandic: "Betra Ísland") |
Althing | 0 / 63 |
Election symbol | |
O | |
Website | |
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Icelandic: Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn) is a political party in Iceland founded by Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson in 2020. Their slogan is "Investors, projects and producers". The party has the list letter O.
On 14 October 2020, Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson, an economist, announced that he intended to form a new political party that would run in the 2021 parliamentary election.[1] On 10 February 2021, the candidacy was confirmed and announced.[2] The party ran in the parliamentary election on 25 September 2021, and won no seats. After the election, Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson resigned as chairman and was succeeded by Glúmur Baldvinsson.[3]
Electoral results
[edit]Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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2021 | 844 | 0.4 | 0 / 63
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0 | 10th | Extra-parliamentary |
References
[edit]- ^ Hilmarsdóttir, Sunna Kristín (14 October 2020). "Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn býður fram til Alþingis - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Segir frambjóðendur nýstofnaðs stjórnmálaafls óttast fjölmiðla". Stundin. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
- ^ "Glúmur meðal umsækjenda um stöðu bæjarstjóra". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-11-23.