The (''Samfylkingin'') is a (''Alþýðuflokkurinn''), the
People's Alliance (''Alþýðubandalagið''), the
Womens's Alliance (''Samtök um kvennalista'') and the
National Movement (''Þjóðvaki''). The parties then formally merged in may
2000 . The merger was a deliberate attempt to unify the entire centre left of Icelandic politics into one party capable of countering the
Right-wing Independence Party . The attempt failed however as a group of
Alþingi representatives rejected the new party's platform – which was similar to that of
Tony Blair's New Labour Party – and broke away before the merger to found the
Left-Green Movement (''Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð''), based on more traditional left values as well as environmental issues.
The current chairman of the party is
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir , a former mayor of
Reykjavík .
Ágúst Ólafur Ágústsson is vice chairman.
