People's Party (Iceland)

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The People's Party (Icelandic: Flokkur fólksins) is an Icelandic political party, with an emphasis on disability rights, pensioners' interests, and direct democracy. It currently sits in government. The People's Party was founded in 2016 by Inga Sæland. The party defines itself as "based on a message of love", its articles of association stating its goals as "[fighting] with thought, word and will for Icelanders who have suffered injustices, differences, lawlessness and poverty." The People's Party entered majority government with Liberal Reform and Social Democrats in 2024. One of their ministers was forced to resign after 3 months when it was revealed that she had an affair with a 15-year-old boy when she was 22 and had a child with him a year later. She had met the boy through Christian youth work. In April 2026 its deputy leader, MP and former minister, Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson left the party. He cited the reason as "a breach of confidentiality concerning personal communications...

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