The final election result
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The final outcome of yesterday’s Alþingi election is now clear, following final figures from the northeast and southwest constituencies. The three parties in the last government boost their majority

:brainworms: everywhere.

They would maybe have got an MP in if there was no 5% threshhold.

The bloomer take is that the government collapses due to disagreements about who becomes prime minister, and a center left coalition emerges. It's not likely.

  • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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    3 years ago

    Framsóknarflokkurinn (the Progressive Party) is now the second-biggest party in Iceland and the stand-out winner when it comes to gains in parliament. The party took 17.3 percent of the vote and has 13 seats, which is five more than in the last term.

    The biggest party remains Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (the Independence Party) on 24.4 percent of the vote, which means 16 MPs in the next parliament; unchanged from the past four years.

    Vinstri grænir (the Left Greens) received 12.6 percent of the national vote and receive eight seats in Alþingi, which is three fewer than at the last election (though only one less than the party had for most of the last term, after two MPs quit).

    The three governing parties therefore have 37 seats between them and a large majority. The leaders of the three parties have repeatedly said they will discuss continuing in office if their majority holds.

    This seems pretty much locked up