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Political Parties Spend Nearly 45 Million ISK On Meta Ads In Election Run-Up
Political parties, their affiliated organisations and individual candidates for parliament collectively spent approximately 44.8 million ISK on advertisements across Meta’s social media platforms in the 30 days leading up to the election, reports Vísir. The Independence Party spent the most, at nearly…
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Candidacy Deadline For Parliamentary Elections Passed
The deadline for declaring one’s candidacy for the Nov. 30 parliamentary elections expired at noon today, reports RÚV. Twelve political parties announced their candidacies, but one withdrew. Now that the candidacy deadline has passed, two things follow: the review of candidacy documents…
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Coalition Collapses, Prime Minister Calls For Election In November
On October 13, Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson held a press conference to announce the end of the governing coalition, reports RÚV. Elections are set for November 30, pending the President of Iceland’s approval of Bjarni’s request to dissolve parliament. Bjarni had informed…
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The Race For President Is On
The race for the Icelandic presidency is officially on as the portal for collecting electronic signatures supporting candidacy opened March 1. Presidential hopefuls have until April 26 to collect 1,500 to 3,000 signatures supporting their run. The National Electoral Commission will then…
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Americans In Iceland Concerned Over Delayed Postal Votes
Delays in the Icelandic and U.S. Postal Service due to COVID alongside President Trump’s campaign against the USPS is making Americans living in Iceland anxious that their votes in next month’s election won’t get counted, Vísir reports. The US Presidential and congressional…
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Racist Party In Iceland Breaks Historic Electoral Record
During last weekend’s municipal elections the Icelandic National Front broke a local record by winning the fewest votes in the history of Iceland. The party, which is widely known for its hardline stance on immigrants, received 125 votes in Reykjavík—one less than…
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“Election By Donut” Beats All The Polls In Sheer Accuracy
The “election by donut” experiment conducted by Dunkin’ Donuts turned out results that were actually more accurate in predicting the election results than any scientific poll in the country. Dunkin’ Donuts in Iceland decided last week to take part in the democratic…
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The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Poll Extravaganza!
Elections are coming up this month, and although you might not even live in Iceland (let alone have the right to vote), we at the Grapevine are very curious to know what you, the readers, have to say about Iceland’s future. Go…
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Sigmundur Davíð Unseated As Progressive Chair
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is now also the former chairperson of the Progressive Party, as party primary voting yesterday unseated him. Current Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is now the new chairperson of the party. Stundin reports that the voting…
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Not Everyone Delighted With Presidential Election Results
Some of the candidates who did not make the cut are blaming the media for their low amount of support. Now that the dust has settled and historian Guðni Th. Jóhannesson is Iceland’s new president, not everyone who ran against him has…
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New Gallup Poll: Social Dems Gain Support
A new Gallup poll on parliamentary party support shows the Social Democrats taking an upswing, while the Progressives have declined. RÚV reports that support for the ruling coalition of the Progressives and the Independence Party is holding steady, at about 40%, from…
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President Will Not Run Again
President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson will not run for office in 2016, leaving the presidency after two decades in power. In an interview the president gave the magazine Monocle, the president said that he did not intend to run in the…
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WELCOME TO OUR GARGANTUAN ELECTION GUIDE ISSUE!
Little did we know what we were getting ourselves into when we set out to make an “Election Guide” this issue. For at least a decade now, the same four political parties have been running for parliament. Although there have always been…