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News In Brief Early June
With a heavy heart Reykjavík waves goodbye to Mayor Jón Gnarr who concluded his four years in office this week….
Jón Gnarr Is No Longer Mayor Of Reykjavík
“SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH”As of yesterday, comedian Jón Gnarr is no longer mayor of Reykjavík. After…
Epic Disabled Parking Space Fail
A picture of a completely useless disabled parking space in central Reykjavík has gone viralA picture of a completely useless…
So What’s This City Election I Keep Hearing About?
Oh, you heard about it? It seems like a lot of people did not. Turnout was at an historic low…
Meet Reykjavík’s New Ruling Coalition
Reykjavík City Council’s new ruling coalition was officially announced yesterday. As predicted, the ruling coalition of Reykjavík City Council consists…
News in Brief Late May
With the municipal elections on June 1, many politicians scrambled at the end of May to tilt public approval in…
Coalition Loses Majority, Progressives Gain Two Seats – UPDATED
The Social Democrats won the most seats in last night’s Reykjavík city council elections, but a new ruling coalition will…
Interior Minister: City Elections “Great Blow” To Outgoing Mayor, Best Party
Minister of the Interior and former Reykjavík mayor Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir said that the results of last Saturday’s city elections…
Mayoral Candidates Speak Out On Mosque Issue
In the wake of recent remarks from a mayoral candidate that she would revoke a plot of land the city…
Meet The Parties
by Anna Andersen, Larissa Kyzer and Gabríel Benjamin
An American politician once famously said “All politics is local,” and that’s as true in Iceland as anywhere else. Four…
Election Poll Roundup: The Candidates On Immigration Issues
For the benefit of voters, especially immigrants who have resided in Iceland for at least five years (three if they…
Discrepancy Between Leading Party And Mayoral Candidates
A new poll shows one party leading for Reykjavík city council, but a candidate from another party leading for the…
No More Hotels In The Centre Of Town
Mayoral race front runner, Dagur B. Eggertsson of the Social Democratic Alliance, has said that he would like developers to…
Election Poll Roundup
With municipal elections around the corner, it’s high time for the Grapevine to start its coverage. For those not in…
Do The Immigrants Votes Matter?
In anticipation of the upcoming municipal elections, the Multicultural Council of Reykjavík is hosting a Q&A meeting titled: “Do the…
Tables Begin To Turn For City Elections
Polling indicates that levels of party support in upcoming municipal elections are shifting. According to a new poll, MBL reports, most respondents…
Tables Begin To Turn For City Elections
Polling indicates that levels of party support in upcoming municipal elections are shifting. According to a new poll, MBL reports, most respondents…
Dagur B. Eggertsson Front Runner For Mayor
In a recent poll, roughly half of Reykjavik residents want Social Democratic Alliance’s Dagur B. Eggertsson as the next mayor,…
City Rejects Parliament’s Charges
by grapevine
Reykjavík City Council rejects charges from the Parliamentary Presidential Committee that the city is violating the constitution with plans to…
City Hall And Parliament In Dispute Over Airport
by grapevine
Reykjavík City Council approved an ambitious plan for the area south of the domestic airport, but the parliamentary Budget Committee…
Parliament Lodges Legal Complaint Against City
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The Parliamentary Presidential Committee has lodged a formal complaint against the city of Reykjavík. RÚV reports that the committee believes…