The congress of the Progressive Party will be on 14th-15th February 2026 at Hilton Reykjavík Nordica.
General information about party congress
The Progressive Party holds a regular party congress no less than every other year, typically in the first half of the year. The congress of the Progressive Party determines the main policies of the party in national matters, establishes the party's statutes, and has supreme authority over its affairs.
At the party congress, a chairman of the Progressive Party shall be elected, and he shall also be the chairman of the party's central board. Additionally, at the party congress, a vice-chairman, a secretary, and two auditors of accounts shall be elected. Furthermore, two co-managers for the legal committee and two substitutes shall be elected. Moreover, two co-managers for the ethics committee and two substitutes shall be elected.
Each party member has the right to send one representative with voting rights to the party congress for every 15 members or part thereof. An equal number of substitutes should be elected. The number of representatives shall be based on the membership list as it stands at the party office 30 days before the party congress. The procedure for electing representatives is governed by the laws of individual affiliated organisations. Affiliated organisations must notify their choice of representatives for the party congress to the party office no later than one week before the congress begins.
Central committee members have voting rights at the party congress.
Secretarial work
The Issues Committee has completed updating the Progressive Party's policy since the last party congress. The committee has rearranged the resolutions, rephrased them, and added new resolutions. The groups at the party congress will largely correspond to the committees of the Althing.
AMN: Committee on General Affairs and Education
ATV: Committee on Industry and Commerce
VEL: Welfare Committee
UMSAM: Committee on Environment and Communications
STJ: Constitution Committee
UTN: Committee on Foreign Affairs
EHN: Economic Committee
In the issue folder, the categories have been reorganised within the committees to make the review easier.
Here you can find the issue folder:
Issue Documents – Google Drive
We request new resolutions and amendments from Progressive Party associations. Proposals can be submitted until midnight on 10th February.
Schedule
Saturday 14 February
08:30 – Registration, distribution of parliamentary documents.
10:00 – Opening of the Parliament.
10:10 – Election of the Speaker of the House, secretary, members of the credentials committee, electoral committee, coordination committee, and agenda committee.
10:15 – Report from the secretary.
10:30 – Matters presented to the Parliament.
10:40 – Committee work begins.
12:30 – Lunch break.
13:00 – Overview speech by the chairman.
13:30 – General discussions.
16:00 – Committee work.
20:00 – Festive dinner.
Sunday 15 February
08:30 – Registration and distribution of parliamentary documents.
09:00 – Committee work.
10:30 – Processing of matters.
12:00 – Lunch break.
13:00 – Elections: Chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, legislative committee, ethics committee, auditors, and licensed auditors.
14:30 – Processing of matters, continuation.
17:00 – Adjournment of the Parliament.
