Citizens' Movement (Iceland)
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The Citizens' Movement is a political party in Iceland
, founded by a number of grassroots movements in the lead up to the 2009 election
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
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.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
, founded by a number of grassroots movements in the lead up to the 2009 election
Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009
A parliamentary election was held in Iceland on 25 April 2009 following strong pressure from the public as a result of the Icelandic financial crisis...
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 BertelssonÞráinn BertelssonÞráinn Bertelsson is an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor. He moved into politics in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008, and was elected a member of the Althing in 2009, initially for the Citizens' Movement...
, a prominent film director - Þór SaariÞór SaariÞór Saari is a member of parliament of Althing, the Icelandic parliament, representing the The Movement. He was the The Movement's chairman, a rotating post, from October 2010 to October 2011...
- Margrét TryggvadottirMargrét TryggvadóttirMargrét Tryggvadóttir is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of The Movement, was previously a member of the Citizens' Movement, and was Chairman of the Movement from 2009-2010.-External links:...
, editor - Birgitta JónsdóttirBirgitta JónsdóttirBirgitta Jónsdóttir is a member of parliament of Althing, the Icelandic parliament, formerly representing the Citizens' Movement, but now representing The Movement. Her district is the Reykjavík South Constituency. She was elected to the Icelandic parliament in April 2009 on behalf of a movement...
, 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
Þráinn Bertelsson
Þráinn Bertelsson is an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor. He moved into politics in the wake of the financial crisis in 2008, and was elected a member of the Althing in 2009, initially for the Citizens' Movement...
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 (Iceland)
The Movement is a political movement in Iceland. It has 3 members of parliament in the Alþingi . All of them are former Citizens' Movement MPs.*Þór Saari, economist*Margrét Tryggvadottir, editor...
(The Movement). Henceforth, the Citizens' Movement is no longer represented in the Althingi.