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Elections in Iceland
parliamentary republic
Next election
date to be confirmed
KM
Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir live
Head of government - Social Democratic Alliance
In office since
21 December 2024
Party
Social Democratic Alliance
Head of state
Halla Tómasdóttir
Region
Europe
Next election
-
Government
parliamentary republic
Capital
Reykjavík
Population
364 260
Country facts
Legislature
Althing
Established
1944
Currency
Icelandic króna
Official language
Icelandic
Capital
Reykjavík
Region
Europe
Area
103,004 km2
Election history
1 June 2024presidential
Icelandic presidential election
won: Halla Tómasdóttir
27 June 2020presidential
Icelandic presidential election
won: Guðni Jóhannesson · turnout 67.0%
28 October 2017parliamentary
Icelandic parliamentary election
turnout 81.2%
29 October 2016parliamentary
Icelandic parliamentary election
turnout 79.2%
25 June 2016presidential
Icelandic presidential election
won: Guðni Jóhannesson · turnout 75.7%
30 June 2012presidential
Icelandic presidential election
won: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
28 June 2008presidential
Icelandic presidential election
won: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Presidential winner & turnout from Wikidata; parliamentary winners omitted (Wikidata data unreliable).
Power transferspeacefulcontestedirregular
2024 - Bjarni Benediktsson Kristrún Mjöll Frostadóttir
peaceful - no coup recorded
2024 - Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson
peaceful - no coup recorded
2017 - Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir
peaceful - no coup recorded
2017 - Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Bjarni Benediktsson
peaceful - no coup recorded
Classification: Powell & Thyne Coup d'Etat Dataset, where available.
Profile from Wikidata - updated 2026-06-16.