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gaining a seat in the parliament, which he held until 1979. In 1968 the People's Alliance officially became a political party. At that time Hannibal left and formed his own
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On 4 April 1956 the Socialist Party created an electoral alliance with yet another left-wing split of the Social Democratic Party led by
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and the presence of U.S. military forces in Iceland. It was also opposed to Icelandic membership of the
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estimated the party membership to be approximately 1,000 (1% of the working age population of Iceland).
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Some members of the People's Alliance did not conciliate the forming of the Alliance, including some
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Arnason, Gudmundur (1988). "Fluidity in Icelandic politics ‐ the election of April 1987".
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The party was not a communist party, but it used to be the Icelandic referent of the
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Social Science Research Institute at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik 2021.
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It participated in 5 coalition governments from 1956 to 1991, beginning in
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Schneier, Edward (1992). "Icelandic Women on the Brink of Power".
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The youth league of the People's Alliance was known as ÆFAB.
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Index

The party's logo.
People's Unity Party – Socialist Party
Social Democratic Alliance
Left-Green Movement
Ideology
Socialism
Eurocommunism
Political position
Centre-left
left-wing
Politics of Iceland
Political parties
Elections
Icelandic
electoral alliance
Iceland
socialist
Social Democratic Party
Communist Party of Iceland
Communist International
Socialist Party
Hannibal Valdimarsson
National Preservation Party
Union of Liberals and Leftists
U.S. States Department
Social Democrat Party
Women's Alliance
National Awakening
Social Democratic Alliance
World Communist Movement

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