Iceland Democratic Party

Iceland Democratic Party[1][2] (Icelandic: Lýðræðisvaktin, literally "Democracy Watch") is a political party in Iceland, founded February 16, 2013.[3][4] It was founded with the primary goal of passing the new constitution formulated by the constitutional assembly appointed by parliament in 2011.[1] On other issues, it wishes to strengthen regulation of financial institutions and put joining the EU to a binding referendum.[1]

They successfully applied for the list letter L to contest the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, and subsequently submitted an official candidate list on 12 April 2013.[5]

Electoral results

Parliament

Election # of
overall votes		 % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Position
2013 Steady 4,658 Steady 2.46
0 / 63
 Steady 0 Steady 9th

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013 | Lýðræðisvaktin Interviewed (in English), The Reykjavík Grapevine, April 5, 2013
  2. ↑ "Icelandic Parties Submit List of Candidates for Election", Icelandic Review Online, 15 April 2013
  3. ↑ "Constitutional Council men establish the new party Democracy Watch" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 15 February 2013. Retrieved 16 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Democracy Watch formally established" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Five new list letters" (in Icelandic). Innanríkisráðuneytið (Ministry of Interior). 8 March 2013. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
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