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People's Unity Party – Socialist Party
The People's Unity Party – Socialist Party ( is, Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu – Sósíalistaflokkurinn), generally referred to as the Socialist Party ( is, Sósíalistaflokkurinn), was an Icelandic political party that functioned from 1938 to 1968, when the People's Alliance party was created. History It was formed through the merger of the Communist Party of Iceland (KFI) and another splinter group from the Social Democratic Party on the grounds that a united front was needed against fascism, according to the guidelines put forth by the Comintern. The formation of the Socialist Party was a result of the Popular Front line embraced by ComIntern, and promoted in Iceland by Einar Olgeirsson of the KFI. Philosopher Jon Olafsson has argued that as it resulted in a split within the larger Social Democratic Party, Comintern did not approve of the merger in its eventual form. This has been contested by historians Thor Whitehead and Hannes H. Gissurarson in books about the communi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Olgeirsson
Einar Olgeirsson (14 August 1902 – 3 February 1993) was an Icelandic socialist politician. Biography Einar was born in Akureyri. In 1921, he graduated from Reykjavik Junior College. He later studied German and English literature at the Friedrich Wilhelm University in Berlin in the years 1921–1924, but did not graduate. After returning to Iceland, Einar worked as a teacher in Akureyri in 1924–1928. In 1928–1931, he served as a representative to the town council of Akureyri. He was one of the co-founders of the Communist Party of Iceland in 1930. As a leading member of the Communist Party, Einar was one of the main proponents in Iceland behind the popular front line, promoted by the Comintern as a means to resist the growth of fascism during the second half of the 1930s. This resulted in the merging of the Icelandic Communist Party and the left-wing faction of the Social Democratic Party into the People's Unity Party – Socialist Party in 1938. Einar would later serve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communist Party Of The Soviet Union
" Hymn of the Bolshevik Party" , headquarters = 4 Staraya Square, Moscow , general_secretary = Vladimir Lenin (first)Mikhail Gorbachev (last) , founded = , banned = , founder = Vladimir Lenin , newspaper = '' Pravda'' , position = Far-left , international = , religion = State Atheism , predecessor = Bolshevik faction of the RSDLP , successor = UCP–CPSU , youth_wing = Little OctobristsKomsomol , wing1 = Young Pioneers , wing1_title = Pioneer wing , affiliation1_title = , affiliation1 = Bloc of Communists and Non-Partisans (1936–1991) , membership = 19,487,822 (early 1989 ) , ideology = , colours = Red , country = the Soviet Union The Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU),; abbreviated in Russian as or also known by various other names during its history, was the founding and ruling party of the Sovi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Political Parties Established In 1938
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1938 Establishments In Iceland
Events January * January 1 ** The new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the authoritarian regime. ** State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Socialist Parties In Iceland
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Defunct Political Parties In Iceland
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1953 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 28 June 1953.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 The Independence Party Independence Party may refer to: Active parties Outside United States * Independence Party (Egypt) * Estonian Independence Party * Independence Party (Finland) * Independence Party (Iceland) * Independence Party (Mauritius) * Independence Part ... remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 35 seats. Electoral system The elections were conducted under two electoral systems. Twenty-one members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, while the remainder were elected using D'Hondt method proportional representation: twelve members in two-member constituencies, eight members in Reykjavík, and eleven from a single national compensatory list. To earn national list seats, a party had to win at least one constituency seat. In constituen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 23 and 24 October 1949.Dieter Nohlen Dieter Nohlen (born 6 November 1939) is a German academic and political scientist. He currently holds the position of Emeritus Professor of Political Science in the Faculty of Economic and Social Sciences of the University of Heidelberg. An expe ... & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 13 of the 35 seats. Electoral system The elections were conducted under two electoral systems. Twenty-one members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, while the remainder were elected using D'Hondt method proportional representation: twelve members in two-member constituencies, eight members in Reykjavík, and eleven from a single national compensatory list. To earn national list seats, a party had to win at least one constituency seat. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1946 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1946. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 13 of the 35 seats. Electoral system The elections were conducted under rural–urban proportional representation. Twenty-one members were elected in single-member constituencies via first-past-the-post voting, while the remainder were elected using D'Hondt method proportional representation: twelve members in two-member constituencies, eight members in Reykjavík, and eleven from a single national compensatory list. To earn national list seats, a party had to win at least one constituency seat. In constituencies electing two or more members, within the party list, voters had the option to re-rank the candidates and could also strike a candidate out. Allocation of seats to candidates was done using a system based on the Borda count. Results ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 1942 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Early parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 18 and 19 October 1942.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 They were held after reforms were made to the electoral system following the July elections. The Independence Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 13 of the 35 seats. Electoral reform In the previous two elections in 1937 and July 1942 the Independence Party had received the most votes, yet had received fewer seats than the Progressive Party, which had received more than 10% less of the vote.Nohlen & Stöver, pp969-975 However, following the July elections election, changes were made to the electoral system that reduced the over-representation of the Progressive Party.Nohlen & Stöver, p955 This involved introducing proportional representation to the two six-member constituencies and increasing the number of seats in Reykjavík where PR was already in use, lowering its effective ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
July 1942 Icelandic Parliamentary Election ...
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 July 1942.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Although the Independence Party won a plurality of votes, the Progressive Party remained as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 14 of the 33 seats. Following the election, changes were made to the electoral system that reduced the over-representation of the Progressive Party.Nohlen & Stöver, p955 Early elections were held in October. Results References {{Icelandic elections 1942 07 Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal Valdimarsson
Hannibal Gísli Valdimarsson (13 January 1903 – 1 September 1991) was an Icelandic politician. Parliament He was a member of parliament from 1946 to 1959 for the Social Democratic Party and People's Alliance and then from 1963 to 1974 for the People's Alliance, as an independent and also the Union of Liberals and Leftists ( is, Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstrimanna). He was chairman of the Social Democratic Party 1952–1954, president of Icelandic Labor Unions 1954–1971, as well as the chairman of the Electoral Alliance People's Alliance (Iceland) from 1956 to 1968. Finally he was chairman of Union of Liberals and Leftists from 1969 to 1974. He served as Social and Health Minister 1956–1958 and as Communication and Social minister 1971–1973. Family He was the father of Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, who served as the foreign minister of Iceland, and Arnór Hannibalsson Arnór Hannibalsson (1934 – 28 December 2012) was an Icelandic philosopher, historian, and transl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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