- Citizens' Movement (Iceland)
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Citizens' Movement
Borgarahreyfingin
Chairman No designated leader Founded 2009 Ideology Democracy
Egalitarianism
JusticePolitical position Fiscal: n/a
Social: n/aOfficial colours Orange Seats in the Althing 
Website http://www.borgarahreyfingin.is/ Politics of Iceland
Political parties
ElectionsThe Citizens' Movement (Icelandic: Borgarahreyfingin) is a political party in Iceland, founded by a number of grassroots movements in the lead up to the 2009 election[1] during the Global Recession, which hit Iceland particularly hard.
In the election, the Citizens' Movement won 4 out of 63 seats in Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament. The elected members were
- Þráinn Bertelsson, a prominent film director
- Þór Saari
- Margrét Tryggvadottir, editor
- Birgitta Jónsdóttir, poet, editor and artist
The party had no leader, but rather was led collectively by three people each with a different responsibility. The party supports radical change at the government level in response to the recession.
On 14 August 2009 Þráinn Bertelsson left the party to sit as an independent. On 18 September 2009 the remaining three members left the party to create a new party, Hreyfingin (The Movement). Henceforth, the Citizens' Movement is no longer represented in the Althingi.
References
- ^ Elections in Iceland this weekend, IceNews, 22 April 2009, http://www.icenews.is/index.php/2009/04/22/elections-in-iceland-next-weekend/.
External links
Political parties in Iceland Parliament (63): Social Democratic Alliance (20) · Independence Party (16) · Left-Green Movement (15) · Progressive Party (9) · The Movement (3) ·Minor parties: Portal:Politics - List of political parties - Politics of Iceland
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