Conservative_Party_(Iceland)

Conservative Party (Iceland)

Conservative Party (Iceland)

Political party in Iceland

The Conservative Party (Icelandic: Íhaldsflokkurinn) was a conservative political party in Iceland between 1924 and 1929.

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History

The party was established in 1924 by a majority of the members of the Citizens' Party.[1] It won the 1926 Upper House elections and the 1927 parliamentary elections, in which it received 42.% of the vote.

In 1929 it merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party.[1]

Ideology

The party supported the full independence of Iceland and separation from the Danish crown.

References

  1. [1]
    Vincent E McHale (1983) Political parties of Europe, Greenwood Press, p520 ISBN 0-313-23804-9


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