National Awakening Þjóðvaki – Hreyfing Fólksins | |
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| Leader | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Dissolved | 2000 |
| Split from | Social Democratic Party |
| Merged into | Social Democratic Alliance |
| Ideology | Social democracy |
| Political position | Centre-left |
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National Awakening –People's Movement (Icelandic:Þjóðvaki – Hreyfing Fólksins, ÞPM) was asocial-democratic[1][2]political party in Iceland. The party was founded aroundJóhanna Sigurðardóttir, futurePrime Minister of Iceland.[3]
The party was formed in 1994 in preparation for the 1995 parliamentary election; one of the co-founders wasJóhanna Sigurðardóttir after she lost an internal election for the leadership of theSocial Democratic Party.[4] She was joined by members of thePeople's Alliance. In the1995 parliamentary elections, the party won 7.2% of the vote and four seats.[3]
On 2 October 1996, its members of parliament joined the Social Democratic Party to form a unified parliamentary group. For the1999 parliamentary elections it formed the United Front electoral alliance with theSocial Democratic Party and the People's Alliance and theWomen's List, winning 30% of the vote and 20 seats.[4][5] In 2000, the parties merged with to form theSocial Democratic Alliance.
| Election | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | Position | Government |
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| 1995 | 11,806 | 7.2 | 4 / 63 |  4 | 5th | Opposition |
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