Citizens' Movement (Iceland)

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Citizens' Movement
Borgarahreyfingin
Chairperson Friðrik Þór Guðmundsson
Vice-chairperson Björg Sigurðardóttir
Founded 2009
Dissolved 2012
Succeeded by Dawn
Ideology
Colours Orange
Seats in the Althing
0 / 63
Website
borgarahreyfingin.is
Politics of Iceland
Political parties
Elections

The Citizens' Movement (Icelandic: Borgarahreyfingin) was a political party in Iceland, founded in the lead up to the 2009 election[1] during the Global Recession, which severely affected Iceland.

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 supported 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), and so the Citizens' Movement is no longer represented in the Althingi.

Election results

Election Votes Vote % Seats Place
2009 13,519 Steady 7.2 Steady
4 / 63
5th Steady

References

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