Former MP urges three-party coalition after next election

Former MP Óli Björn Kárason has urged the Independence Party, Centre Party and Progressive Party to consider forming a government after the next election if voters give them a mandate, mbl.is reports.

In an interview with Dagmál, Kárason said the parties shared an ideological foundation and should discuss their political convictions and advance on that basis. He said they could form a centre-right bloc without merging or agreeing on every issue.

Kárason, who represented the Independence Party in parliament from 2016 to 2024, was interviewed by Andrés Magnússon about the political right and his new book, Villigötur valdsins. He said he hoped centre-right forces in Iceland could work together.

He also asked why conservatives were less active than the left in shaping public debate. In his view, many on the right prefer to focus on work, family and personal interests, but that alone is not enough to win support for their ideas. “That is why I am telling conservatives: speak up,” he said.

Kárason said his book sets out the foundations of conservative ideas in accessible terms. He emphasised individual freedom and argued that society benefits when people have room to act, adding that conservatives should make that case more clearly.