Liberal Party (Iceland, historical)

This article is about the historical Liberal Party. For the modern Liberal Party, see Liberal Party (Iceland).

Liberal Party Frjálslyndi flokkurinn
Founded	1927
Dissolved	1929
Preceded by	Independence Party (1907–1927)
Succeeded by	Independence Party (1929–present)
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The Liberal Party (Icelandic: Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) was a short-lived political party in Iceland in the late 1920s.

History

The party was formed in 1927 by a group of MPs sitting under the Independence Party name.^[1] In 1923 the original Independence Party had allied with former members of the dissolved Home Rule Party to form the Citizens' Party. Most members formed the Conservative Party the following year, with the remainder remaining under the Independence Party name.

In 1929 the party merged with the Conservatives to establish the new Independence Party.^[1]

References

1 2 Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p523 ISBN 0-313-23804-9

Political parties in Iceland

Althing (63)	Independence Party (21) Left-Green Movement (10) Pirate Party (10) Progressive Party (8) Reform Party (7) Bright Future (4) Social Democratic Alliance (3)

Extra-parliamentary	Dawn Iceland Democratic Party Households Party Humanist Party Icelandic National Front People's Front of Iceland Rainbow Rural Party Solidarity Sturla Jónsson

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