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Political system of Iceland
Íslensk stjórnmál (Icelandic)
Coat of arms of Iceland
Polity type
Parliamentary Republic
Constitution
Constitution of Iceland
Legislative branch
Name
Althing
Type
Unicameral
Meeting place
Alþingishúsið, Reykjavík
Presiding officer
Birgir Ármannsson, Speaker of the Althing
Appointer
Direct election
Executive branch
Head of State
Title
President of Iceland
Currently
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
Appointer
Direct election
Head of Government
Title
Prime Minister of Iceland
Currently
Bjarni Benediktsson
Cabinet
Name
Cabinet of Iceland
Current cabinet
Bjarni Beneiktsson cabinet
Leader
Prime Minister
Headquarters
Reykjavík
Ministries
12 Ministries
Judicial branch
Name
Judiciary of Iceland
Supreme Court of Iceland
Chief judge
Benedikt Bogason
Seat
Supreme Court Building
Politics of Iceland
Government
Constitution of Iceland
Law
Taxation
Constitutional reform
Legislature
Althing
Speaker Birgir Ármannsson (D)
Members of Parliament
Constituencies
Executive
President of Iceland
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (I)
Prime Minister of Iceland
Bjarni Benediktsson (D)
Cabinet
Judiciary
Supreme Court of Iceland
President Benedikt Bogason
Justices of the Court
Elections
Presidential
Parliamentary
2012 referendum
Political parties
List of political parties
Administrative divisions
Regions (Landshlutar)
Municipalities (Sveitarfélög)
Localities (Kaupstaðir)
Foreign relations
Diplomatic missions
of Iceland
in Iceland
Iceland and the European Union
Cod Wars (1950s / 1970s)
Iceland portal
Other countries
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The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament, the Althingi. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Iceland is arguably the world's oldest assembly democracy,[1] and has been rated as a "full democracy" in 2021.[2]
^Del Giudice, Marguerite (March 2008). "Power Struggle". Iceland's Heated Debate - National Geographic Magazine. National Geographic. p. 85. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2019-07-21.
^"Global democracy has a very bad year". The Economist. February 2, 2021. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
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