Outcome of the General Assembly of the Socialist Party of Iceland 2025

On May 24, the General Assembly of the Socialist Party of Iceland was held. According to the party's statutes, the General Assembly has the supreme authority of the party and is authorized to vote on amendments to the statutes and is obliged to elect board members. In addition, all members can submit proposals for adoption. This is a summary of the results. The number of group members was large, including a queue out the door to get in. A side room had to be set up where the Zoom meeting was broadcast because the main hall was completely packed.

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The party's board in 2024 approved the services of an electronic voting service in Iceland calledOutcome kannanir ehf. This was done to ensure timely and anonymous voting related to the membership register. A technician from the company was on site to provide guidance and assist with the conduct of the elections.

Five amendments to the statutes were submitted andcan be read about here. As the first and fourth amendments to the statutes contradict each other, the fourth amendment was voted on first, because if it were approved, it would change the party's statutes regarding the Confidentiality Council (Samviska). If it were rejected, the first amendment would be voted on. Therefore, the amendments start with two and do not include one.

The amendment to the statutes regarding the Election Committee (Kosningastjórn) was rejected.

The amendment to the statutes regarding regional associations was approved.

The amendment to the statutes regarding the Confidentiality Council (Trúnaðarráð) was approved.

The amendment to the statutes regarding the Action Committee (Baráttstjórn) was rejected.

Seven members were elected to theElection Committeeas main board members:

Birna Gunnlaugsdóttir
Kristbjörg Eva Andersen Ramos
Vésteinn Valgarðsson
Markús Candi
Kristinn Hannesson
Mikael Snær Gíslason
Óskar Steinn Gestsson

Three representatives were elected to theElection Committeeas alternate board members:

Ásta Margrét Elínardóttir
Guðröður Atli Jónsson
Andrea Rakel Bachmann

Nine representatives were elected to thePolicy Board (Málefnastjórn)as main board members:

Anna Jonna Ármannsdóttir
Ari Orrason
Arnar Páll Gunnlaugsson
Elínborg Steinunnardóttir
Elvar Fossdal
Hjörtur Birgir Jóhönnuson
Jón Þór Sigurðsson
Sigurður Haraldsson
Vífill Valgeirsson

Three representatives were elected to thePolicy Boardas alternate board members:

Sunna Dögg Ágústsdóttir
Unnur Rán Reynisdóttir
Sylviane Pétursson Lecoultre

Nine representatives were elected to theExecutive Board (Framkvæmdastjórn)as main board members:

Bergljót Tul Gunnlaugsdóttir
Guðbergur Egill Eyjólfsson
Hallfríður Þórarinsdóttir
Hjálmar Friðriksson
Jón Ferdínand Estherarson
Karl Héðinn Kristjánsson
Sæþór Benjamín Randalsson
Sigrún Unnsteinsdóttir
Þorvaldur Þorvaldsson

Four representatives were elected to theExecutive Boardas alternate board members:

Marzuk Ingi Lamsiah Svanlaugar
Rósa Guðný Arnardóttir
Sigurjón Ármann Björnsson
Sigurrós Eggertsdóttir

Five resolutions were submittedwhich can be read here. Five proposals were submitted, but the last three were based on the amendment to the statutes from the Election Committee being approved. As that amendment was rejected, only the first two proposals were voted on. The resolution on a mixed approach for the candidate list was approved.

The resolution on the allocation of state funding to the party was rejected.