Liberal Democratic Party (Iceland)

Liberal Democratic Party

Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn
Liberal Democratic Party Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn
Abbreviation	XO
Leader
Founded	14 October 2020
Registered	10 February 2021
Headquarters	Reykjavík
Ideology	Classical liberalism; Libertarianism; Sustainable development; Direct democracy; Euroscepticism
Political position	Right-wing
Colours	Blue; Red; Green; Yellow
Slogan	"Better Iceland"; (Icelandic: "Betra Ísland")
Althing	0 / 63
Election symbol
	O
Website
	x-o.is
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The Liberal Democratic Party (Icelandic: Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn; XO) is a political party in Iceland founded by Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson in 2020. Their slogan is "Investors, projects and producers". The party has the list letter O.

The Liberal Democratic Party emphasizes the strengthening of the individual, where one can enjoy freedom of action through creativity and initiative. They want to directly promote democracy and use referendums on important issues. In their opinion, individual freedom is the key to the nation's fortune, along with low taxes, peaceful and unrestricted international trade, free competition and as little state intervention as possible.^[1]

On October 14, 2020, Guðmundur Franklín Jónsson, an economist, announced that he intended to form a new political party that would run in the 2021 parliamentary election.^[2] On February 10, 2021, the candidacy was confirmed and announced.^[3] The party ran in the parliamentary election on September 25, 2021 and won no seats.

Electoral results[]

Election	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	Position	Government
2021	844	0.4	0 / 63	0	10th	Extra-parliamentary

References[]

^ "Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn". x-o.is. Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ Hilmarsdóttir, Sunna Kristín. "Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn býður fram til Alþingis - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-09-16.
^ "Segir frambjóðendur nýstofnaðs stjórnmálaafls óttast fjölmiðla". Stundin. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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[1] "Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn". x-o.is. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

[2] Hilmarsdóttir, Sunna Kristín. "Frjálslyndi lýðræðisflokkurinn býður fram til Alþingis - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2021-09-16.

[3] "Segir frambjóðendur nýstofnaðs stjórnmálaafls óttast fjölmiðla". Stundin. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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