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New Government Approval Ratings Almost 70%
The results of a recent Gallup survey show that the new government’s approval rating measures at 69%. However, the total support of each government party amounts to 48%, reports RÚV. The rating is on par with previous incumbent governments, with the former…
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Meet The Candidates: Here Are A Few Of The Immigrants Running For Alþingi
Catching up with a few people of foreign origin throwing their hat into the political ring Immigration has been a hot-button issue over the past several months, with interim Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson declaring border security among his top priorities when he…
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Vote Of No Confidence Fails At Alþingi
UPDATED 18.04 A vote of no confidence was proposed to Alþingi on April 17. The Pirate Party and the People’s Party (Flokkur Fólksins) have prepared the bill stipulating that parliament should be dissolved before July 26, with new elections to be held…
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Most Voters Support Iceland’s NATO Membership, Survey Finds
The majority of voters across all parties are in favor of Iceland staying in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, reports Fréttablaðið. [su_pullquote]Summer Sale on T-Shirts in the Grapevine shop! We only have a chance to wear a T-shirt outdoors for about 2…
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Lenya Rún Taha Karim’s Perfect Day: Politics And Chill
Lenya Rún is a Pirate Party politician. In September 2021 it was announced that she was to become the youngest ever member of Alþingi. However, due to the election miscount chaos, she lost her seat in the subsequent reshuffle. Lenya instead entered…
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Crowded House: Parliamentary Elections In The Pandemic
Correction: Independence Party candidate Viktor Ingi Lorange is, in fact, neither an immigrant nor of foreign extraction, despite his inclusion amongst these candidates. This was a mistake on my part, and for that I sincerely apologise, to him and to our readers.…
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Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Against Threatening Icelandic OnlyFans Creators
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for the Pirate Party, is opposed to the police threatening Icelandic OnlyFans content creators with confiscation of income and punishment. He believes that the prohibition of pornography should be removed from the Icelandic Penal Code. The print, import,…
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Bill Re-Submitted To Allow Home Brewing For Private Consumption
Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson, MP for the Pírate Party, has re-submitted a bill to lift the ban on home brewing for private consumption. The bill is also backed by other members of the Pirate Party and is even receiving support from the ranks…
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Seeking Asylum In Iceland In The Time Of COVID-19
Three asylum seekers entered the Iceland on Tuesday and were placed in quarantine at Rauðarárstígur, Visir reports. There are currently 17 individuals staying at the government’s quarantine facility, not all of whom are asylum seekers. The immigration authorities have instated a new…
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Iceland’s Pirates Propose 10 Random People Get To Address Parliament Directly Each Month
Pirate Party members of Parliament have submitted a new bill that proposes an interesting experiment in direct democracy. The bill, co-signed by every MP for the party, proposes that ten people on the voter registry be chosen at random each month. These…
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Iceland’s Sovereignty Centenary Sparks Controversy: Danish Anti-Immigration Keynote Speaker Takes Centre Stage
On the July 18th, Icelanders nationwide celebrated the centenary of Iceland and Denmark signing the Union Treaty, which recognised Iceland as a fully independent and sovereign state. While the holiday was certainly a happy occasion, it was not without its share of…
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The Creator: Iceland’s Birgitta Jónsdóttir On Poetry, Politics, And The Future
Birgitta Jónsdóttir is an Icelander with international name recognition. Perhaps best known to the rest of the world for creating the Pirate Party in Iceland, her history with Icelanders actually stretches back decades before that. She has used her talent and boundless…
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Pirate Party MP Forced To Wear Eyepatch To TV Debate
Pirate Party MP Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir wrote on Facebook that due to unforeseen circumstances she’d be forced to wear an eyepatch to a TV debate later today. “Sometimes astounding things can happens at the worst time,” Eva wrote. “My one year old…
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Pirate Party Voters Least Neighbourly Icelanders
A new poll by Market and media research has found that 87.8% of Icelanders are happy with their neighbours, but despite the overall happiness you might want to avoid moving in next door to a Pirate Party voter. 18.5% of Pirate Party…
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News In Brief: A Heart-Shaped Ferris Wheel, Tax Evaders & Doodies
We often talk about the insane amount of tourists who have been visiting our shores in the past few years, but it looks like tourists aren’t the only ones interested in coming to Iceland. The Directorate of Labour estimates that around 3,000…
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Pirate Party MP: Spam Emergency Line In Protest Of Police Guns
Andri Þór Sturluson, backup member of parliament for the Pirate Party, wants citizens to call the emergency services line every time they see a police officer wielding a gun. Earlier in the week, he put up a Facebook status in which he…
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Only 40% Of Pirates Think Life Is Fair
A recent study by market researcher MMR has found that a majority of Icelanders believe that life is fair—that is, except if you are a Píratapartýið (“The Pirate Party”) voter. This is a marked difference from the rest of society, with three-quarters…
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Equal Pay Act Passes Parliament
Yesterday, Alþingi passed an equal pay bill, which will require companies with 25 employees or more to guarantee that male and female employees receive the same wages for the same work. Companies will need to prove that they provide equal pay by…
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Debate Over Trade Agreement With Philippines
Members of parliament for the Left Greens and the Pirate Party are fighting a free trade agreement with the Philippines due to major human rights violations at the hands of President Rodrigo Duterte, reports Vísir. Members of Parliament with the ruling coalition insist however, that…
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Pirate Party Want Referendum To Restart EU Talks
The Pirate Party have put forth an EU referendum proposal to restart negotiations with the European Union, reports RÚV. The Pirate Party suggest a referendum for the spring of 2018, with the simple question: “Would you like the government to restart accession…
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Blast From The Past: Hitler’s Reputation Valued At 200 ISK
On January 6th 1934, famous Icelandic author Þórbergur Þórðarson wrote an article in the now defunct daily paper Alþýðublaðið. Its headline, “Kvalarlosti nazista,” roughly translates as “Nazi Sadism.” In the article, Þórbergur said many a negative thing about Hitler and his henchmen,…
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EU Parliament Looks To Iceland In Edward Snowden Discussion
The European Parliament (EP) recently discussed the matter of Edward Snowden, and whether or not to allow him to travel freely around Europe. Iceland came up in this context, and not for the first time. “There are many people who look to…
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Exclusive: Pirate Party MP Meets Edward Snowden In Moscow
Birgitta Jónsdóttir has been back on Icelandic soil for less than twelve hours when we meet. During the previous three days, the Pirate Party MP, privacy activist and former Wikileaks volunteer quietly travelled to Moscow, where she took part in a documentary…