The Viðreisn (, officialy known in English as Liberal Reform Party) is a

liberal Liberal or liberalism may refer to: Politics * a supporter of liberalism ** Liberalism by country * an adherent of a Liberal Party * Liberalism (international relations) * Sexually liberal feminism * Social liberalism Arts, entertainment and m ...

centre-right Centre-right politics lean to the Right-wing politics, right of the Left–right politics, political spectrum, but are closer to the Centrism, centre. From the 1780s to the 1880s, there was a shift in the Western world of social class structure a ...

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Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

that was founded on 24 May 2016 but had existed as a political network since June 2014. It split from the

Independence Party Independence Party may refer to: Active parties Outside United States * Independence Party (Egypt) * Estonian Independence Party * Independence Party (Finland) * Independence Party (Iceland) * Independence Party (Mauritius) * Independence Part ...

, mainly over discontent with its decision not to hold a

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on joining the

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and lack of support for

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. The party supports Icelandic EU membership, and reform of farming subsidies and protective

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es on foreign produce. It wants public policy to focus on the general interest of society and reduce influence from

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. Viðreisn is in favor of a publicly-financed

welfare state A welfare state is a form of government in which the state (or a well-established network of social institutions) protects and promotes the economic and social well-being of its citizens, based upon the principles of equal opportunity, equitabl ...

. It supports pegging the króna to another currency, such as the

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, through a

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as a plan to lower interest rates. Its healthcare policy aims at reducing the patient's share of healthcare costs. Viðreisn has been assigned the list letter C.Hólmfríður Gísladóttir
E, F, N, O, P, U, X, Y, Æ og Ö
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Morgunblaðið ''Morgunblaðið'' (, ''The Morning Paper'') is an Icelandic newspaper. ''Morgunblaðið''s website, mbl.is, is the most popular website in Iceland. History ''Morgunblaðið'' was founded by Vilhjálmur Finsen and Ólafur Björnsson, brother of ...

'' (June 7, 2016). It participated in the 2016 elections to the

Althing The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...

(Icelandic parliament) and won seven seats.

Electoral results

Party chairperson

References

External links

Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vidreisn 2014 establishments in Iceland Centre-right parties in Europe Political parties established in 2014 Liberal parties in Iceland Classical liberal parties Green liberalism Independence Party (Iceland) Pro-European political parties in Iceland