This is a series of posts that records the cases of cohabitation in countries with semi-presidential constitutions. Cohabitation is defined as the situation where the president and prime minister are from different parties and where the president’s party is not represented in the cabinet. Presidents classed as non-party cannot generate any periods of cohabitation.

Here is my list of cohabitations in Iceland:

Aug 1952 - Sep 1953

President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (AF, Social Democrats); PM - Steingrímur Steinthórsson (FSF, Progressive party); Coalition - FSF (Progressive party), SSF (Independence Party)

Sep 1953 - Jul 1956

President - Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (AF, Social Democrats); PM - Ólafur Thors (SSF, Independence Party); ; Coalition - FSF (Progressive party), SSF (Independence Party)

Aug 1996 - Sep 2004

President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (AP, People's Alliance/SFK, Social Democratic Alliance); PM - Davíd Oddsson (SSF, Independence Party); Coalition - FSF (Progressive party), SSF (Independence Party)

Sep 2004-June 2006

President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (AP, People's Alliance/SFK, Social Democratic Alliance); PM - Halldór Ásgrímsson (FSF, Progressive party); Coalition - FSF (Progressive party), SSF (Independence Party)

June 2006-May 2007

President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (AP, People's Alliance/SFK, Social Democratic Alliance); PM - Geir H. Haarde (SSF, Independence Party); Coalition - FSF (Progressive party), SSF (Independence Party)

There have been a lot of non-party presidents in Iceland. Plus, the Icelandic president, by convention, wields little power.

Previous posts in this series:

Austria

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cape Verde

Finland

France

Germany

Iceland

Ireland

Lithuania

Macedonia

Mongolia

Niger

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Sao Tome

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Sri Lanka