Left-Green Movement
Overview
Political party
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in Iceland
Iceland
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.
It was founded in 1999 by a few members of Alþingi who did not approve of the planned merger of the left parties in Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
that resulted in the founding of the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin). The Left-Green Movement focuses on democratic socialist
Democratic socialism
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values, feminism
Feminism
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and environmentalism
Environmentalism
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, as well as increased democracy and direct involvement of the people in the administration of the country.
