Organisation
The party has a tradition of individualism and strong personalities, which has proven difficult for the leadership to manage. The Commonwealth Party split in 1941, while the Republican Party left in 1953: both in opposition to the left-wards shift of the party away from classical liberalism. The Citizens' Party split from the party in 1983, but collapsed in 1994.
Its youth wing, Young Independents, is by far the largest youth organisation in Iceland. It is slightly more classically liberal than the senior party.
The party has a very large membership base, with 10% of the population being a member of the party.
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