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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…
Social Dems Top City Poll
The Social Democrats are now the largest party in the city, with municipal elections only about six weeks away. RÚV reports…
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…
Conservatives Lead In City Election Poll
According to a new poll from the Social Sciences Department of the University of Iceland, the Independence Party currently has…
A Close Race For City Elections?
The top three parties running for Reykjavík city council this year are within a few points of each other, just…
Pirates To Run In City Elections
by grapevine
localized unit of the Pirate Party was established in Reykjavík yesterday, with the intention of running for municipal elections next…
Pirates In City Council?
by grapevine
According to a new survey from the University of Iceland, the Pirate Party would have a seat on Reykjavík City…
So Who’s This Jón Gnarr I Keep Hearing About?
The boring answer is that he is the mayor of Reykjavík. He has been in the news lately because he…
Bright Future Rejects “Leftist Alliance” Idea
by grapevine
The chairperson of Bright Future has dismissed an idea to team up with Iceland’s two left-wing parties for municipal elections…
Bright Future Inherits Best Party’s Votes
by Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir
Jón Gnarr’s decision not to seek re-election as mayor of Reykjavík does not seem to have had much effect in…
City Council Candidate Promises Better Weather
by grapevine
A conservative politician hoping for a seat on Reykjavík city council is promising better weather for capital area residents. Vísir…
Jón Gnarr Will Not Seek Reelection
Reykjavík Mayor Jón Gnarr announced on the radio show Tvíhöfði that he will not run in the next municipal elections….
The Best Party Still Strongest In Reykjavík
by grapevine
The Best Party is currently polling at 37%, which not only maintains their status as the largest party in city…
Nobody Likes A Balanced Budget
In the coalition’s first few days of government, Minister of Finance Bjarni Benediktsson and Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson proclaimed…
Being Best In The World Ain’t Good Enough
Iceland is often hailed as a beacon of equality in an otherwise patriarchal world. We have elected several women into…
Three Years Ago
Hooray! We turned ten this year. For a humble street rag like Grapevine, turning ten is a pretty big deal—we…
The Secret History Of The Collapse
by Sam Knight
The world has changed significantly since 2008, and it owes a great deal to Iceland for this shift, but not…
Best Party Has Largest Support
by grapevine
The Best Party has the most support of the Reykjavík city council parties, a new Gallup poll shows. RÚV reports…