Liberal Party (Iceland)


Frjálslyndi flokkurinn



Leader	Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson

Founded	28 November 1998
Headquarters	Aðalstræti 9 101 Reykjavík

Ideology	Liberalism
International affiliation	-

Website http://www.xf.is

The Liberal Party is an Icelandic Centre-Right political party. Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (born July 5, 1944) is an Icelandic MP and chairman of the Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn For the town in Argentina, see 28 de Noviembre. Events Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) For the Greater Reykjavík Area see the Greater Reykjavík Area. Liberalism is a broad array of related ideas and theories of Government that consider individual Liberty to be the most important political goal Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The centre-right is a political term commonly used to describe or denote individuals political parties or organizations (such as Think tanks whose views The party supports Iceland's membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization but is firmly opposed to the U. The North Atlantic Treaty S. invasion and occupation of Iraq. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The party rejects membership of the European Union. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The chairman of the Liberal Party is Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson, MP. Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (born July 5, 1944) is an Icelandic MP and chairman of the Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn Vice chairman is Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson, MP. Magnús Þór Hafsteinsson (born May 29, 1964) is an Icelandic MP and vice-chairman of the Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn In 2006/7, the minor New Force party merged into the Liberal Party, which caused the prominent Liberal Party member Margrét Sverrisdóttir to leave the party, threatening to split the Liberal Party. The New Force ( Nýtt afl) was a Political party in Iceland that merged into the Liberal Party in 2006/7 [1] [2]

The party has, before the 2007 parliament elections, moved from being primarily focused on issues of fishing quotas and small fishing communities towards immigration. Individual transferable quotas (ITQs are one of many fishery rationalization instruments It is the only political party in Iceland that supports strict restrictions on immigration and consequently, the party has been accused of xenophobia.

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