Elections in Iceland
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Elections in Iceland gives information on election and election results in Iceland.

Iceland elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president - is elected for a four year term by the people. The General Assembly (Alþingi) has 63 members, elected for a four year term by proportional representation. Iceland has a multi-party system, with numerous parties in which no one party often has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments.

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Latest elections

2007 Parliamentary election

Main article: Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007
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Summary of the 12 May 2007 Icelandic Althing election results
Parties Votes % +/–% Seats +/–
Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) 66,749 36.6 +2.9 25 +3
Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) 48,742 26.8 –2.4 18 –2
Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð) 26,136 14.3 +5.5 9 +4
Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) 21,349 11.7 –6.0 7 –5
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) 13,233 7.3 –0.1 4 ±0
Iceland's Movement – Living Land (Íslandshreyfingin - lifandi land) 5,953 3.3 +3.3 — —
Total (turnout 83.6%) 182,679 100 63
Source: http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/kosningar/

2004 Presidential election

Main article: Icelandic presidential election, 2004
e • d Summary of the 26 June 2004 Icelandic presidential election results
Candidates Votes %
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 90,662 85.6
Baldur Ágústsson 13,250 12.3
Ástþór Magnússon 2,001 1.9
Total valid votes (turnout 63.0%) 105,913 100.0
Empty ballots 27,627 23.3%
Void votes 834
Source: ruv.is

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