Icelandic Parliament Alþingi Íslendinga | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Leadership | |
Structure | |
Seats | 63 |
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Political groups | Government coalition
Opposition Parties
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Elections | |
Proportional representation | |
Last election | 25 April 2009 |
Meeting place | |
Parliament House (Alþingishúsið), Reykjavík | |
Website | |
www.althingi.is |
The Althing (Icelandic: Alþingi) is the national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest legislature in the world that has been abolished and subsequently re-established.[1][2] It was founded in 930 at Thingvellir (the "assembly fields"),[3] which is almost 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of Iceland's capital, Reykjavík. When the Althing was formed, that was the beginning of Iceland as a country.
Iceland is divided into six electoral constituencies. Each constituency elects nine members. Another nine seats are divided between parties based on how many people in the whole country voted for them.
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