Councils

Annual General Meeting

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Socialist Party of Iceland (the Socialist Congress).

Election Board

The Election Board manages the candidacy of the Socialist Party for parliament and local councils, and is responsible for selecting candidate lists using methods approved at a general meeting or a membership meeting, shapes election policy based on the party's policies, and conducts election campaigns for parliament and local councils. The Election Board shall manage political discourse on the party's website, train the party's spokespersons, organize political meetings, and engage in discussions about the policies and priorities of the Socialist Party on a broad platform.

Executive Board

The Executive Board manages the party's laws, organization, and development, and handles all party matters not specified in the laws, organization, or resolutions of the Socialist Congress as being the role of other boards or groups within the party. The Executive Board manages the random selection of the Election Committee and the Trust Council and supports the work of these groups. The Executive Board oversees the development of work within the party and intervenes if boards become dysfunctional, and ensures that their work complies with the party's laws, organization, and resolutions of the Socialist Congress. The Executive Board manages the work of collaborative groups such as the Oversight Committee of the Socialist Congress, where chairpersons and secretaries of all boards have seats; the Legal and Data Committee, where secretaries of all boards sit; and the Finance Council, which all treasurers appoint, in addition to people responsible for fundraising.

Membership meeting

General membership meetings of the Socialist Party where members come together to discuss the party's affairs.

Policy Board

To support the party's policy-making, the Policy Board handles the implementation of policy-making work between Socialist Congresses and under their authority. The Policy Board appoints randomly selected groups of members ("Policy Groups") who prepare policy drafts in individual policy areas. The Policy Board shall support the work of the Policy Groups with advice and active support, and strives to ensure good working practices and quality outcomes from their work.

Secretary

Treasurer

Trust Council

The Trust Council serves as the party's ethics body, handling matters of trust and disciplinary matters within the party.