GOVERNMENT
| System | Parliamentary | |
| No. of seats | 63 | |
| Voting age | 18 yrs |
Results of 2009 parliamentary elections
| Party | Seats | |
| Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) |
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| Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) | 16 |
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| Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð) | 14 |
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| Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn) | 9 |
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| Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) | 4 |
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| Liberal Party | 0 | |
| Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin) | 0 |
An administration was formed consisting of a coalition of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement
| Prime Minister | Johanna Sigurdardottir | |
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Minister for Foreign Affairs |
Ossur Skarphedinsson |
Head of State
| President of Iceland | His Excellency, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | |
| Inaugurated | 1 August 1996 |
The President is elected for a 4-year term of office. The current President was re-elected for a 4th term in 2008. Before his election he was a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, a member of the Icelandic parliament and a former Minister of Finance.