The new Parliament that emerged from yesterday's legislative elections in Iceland
will have a majority of women for the first time
, Icelandic media reported today after the vote counting was completed.
Of the 63 deputies that make up the Alþingi (Parliament),
33 will be women, 52.4%
, reported public television Rúv.
The conservative Independence Party, winner of the elections, contributes seven women parliamentarians, one more than the Progressive Party and the Green Left Movement, which is presided over by the current Prime Minister, Katrin Jakobsdóttir.
In the Icelandic chamber
there will also be five Social Democratic deputies
, four from the Pirate Party, three from the Reform Party and two from the People's Party (anti-immigration).
The unprecedented coalition that has governed Iceland since 2017, made up of conservatives, "progressives" and red-green, has reinforced its majority, but the fall of the Green Left Movement raises doubts about its future in that constellation, in which
some formation of center instead.
The Independence Party was the most voted with 24.4%, followed by the Progressive Party, with 17.3%, and the Red-Green, with 12.6%.
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