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Iceland
Population
The total population od Iceland is 338,349 by 1st January 2017. 13,62% people are foreign born. (Eurostat). The median age of people in Iceland is 35,3 which is less than the European average of 40,36 (UN Data).
Political Parties
The most recent parliamentary election was held in January 2017. The prominent parties, vote shares in this election and their orientations are as follows (Parlgov):
|
Party Name |
Vote Share |
Ideological Orientation |
|
Independence Party |
25,2 |
Conservative |
|
Left-Green Movement |
16,9 |
Green/Ecologist |
|
Progressive Party |
10,7 |
Agrarian |
|
Centre Party |
10,9 |
no family |
|
Social Democratic Alliance |
12,1 |
Social democracy |
|
Pirate Party |
9,2 |
Green/Ecologist |
|
Revival |
6,7 |
Conservative |
|
People's Party |
6,9 |
Communist/Socialist |
|
Bright Future |
1,2 |
Liberal |
Electoral System
The system used in Iceland is List PR in which parties make lists of candidates to be elected, and seats get distributed to each party in proportion to the number of votes the party receives. The voter turnout in 2017 election was 81,2% (idea.int)
Quality of Democracy
Quality of democracy score by Freedom House is 1 out of 7 where 1 is most free and 7 is least free. According to Transparency International, Austria is ranked 13th least corrupted among 180 countries with a score of 77 out of 100.
Gender Equality
38% of the parliamentarians are women currently although there is no legislated quota for women candidates. (idea.int)