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Social Democratic Alliance (Iceland)

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The Social Democratic Alliance is a social democratic political party in Iceland, positioned on the centre-left of the political spectrum. It was founded in 2000 as a merger of four centre-left parties and formed its first government after the 2009 parliamentary election under Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. It was defeated in 2013 and stayed in opposition until it won the 2024 elections. Its leader since 2022 has been Kristrún Frostadóttir, who has served as prime minister of Iceland since 21 December 2024. Its youth wing is the Social Democratic Youth.

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Institution Type
Political Party Organization 1
Founded Year
2000 1
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Governing Party Of

Source Kristrun Frostadottir (Wikipedia)
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1. Social Democratic Alliance (Wikipedia)
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    The Social Democratic Alliance (Icelandic: Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands, lit.
  • Lead paragraph, founding year
    Founded in 2000 as a merger of four centre-left parties
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Kristrun Frostadottir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGoverning Party Of: Kristrun Frostadottir Government, Lead paragraph
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leader of the Social Democratic Alliance since 2022
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Iceland (Wikipedia)
In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Government and politics section of the country article
Quote, In Group: Parties of Parliamentary Systems and Constitutional Monarchies, Government and politics section of the country article
Iceland is a representative democracy and a parliamentary republic
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