Heavy fillibustering prevented a bill to lower the voting age in municipal elections in Iceland from 18 to 16 from…
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Bill To Lower Voting Age In Iceland Unlikely To Pass In Time For Elections
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Voting Age For City Elections In Iceland May Soon Be Lowered To 16
A bill in Parliament that would lower the voting age for municipal elections from 18 to 16 is in the…
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Icelandic Political Psychologist Downplays Cambridge Analytica Scandal
Contradicting even what Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has said about the Cambridge Analytica scandal, an Icelandic political psychologist contends that…
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Most Icelanders Want A New Constitution
Even though the prospect of a new constitution all but died in parliament years ago, a new poll from Market…
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Parliament Debates: Can You Call The US President A Fascist?
Two Pirate Party MPs have taken exception with US President Donald Trump and his policies, with both of them calling…
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A Space For Everyone: Andrými & Reykjavík’s Grassroots Activism
Andrými is a volunteer-run public space that formed during the wave of protests that followed the Panama Papers scandal. It…
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MP Calls Protester “Loser” – VIDEO
An MP for the Independence Party had some harsh words for peaceful protesters who assembled outside an annual gala dinner…
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So What’s This Presidential Election I Keep Hearing About
[EDITOR’S NOTE: In his New Year’s address yesterday, January 1, 2016, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson announced he would not be seeking…
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4 Out Of 5 Immigrants Did Not Vote In Last Municipal Elections
Only about 20% of immigrants who could vote in 2014 did so, data from Statistics Iceland shows, but voter participation…
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Years Later, Constitution Draft Still In Committee
Proposed changes to Iceland’s constitution, a major issue brought up in the wake of the 2009 protests, have still not…
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Don’t Ask Nanna: About Icelandic Politics
Dear Nanna, One thing I’ve always admired about Iceland is the politics. How your countrymen jailed the bankers and overthrew…
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Democratic Principles —the Machiavellian B-sides
“The president will not discuss statements made in an election campaign, during his term in office.” So said the President’s…
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