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MP Suspicious Of Roadside Beer Sales On Festival Weekend
An MP for the Progressive Party considers it unwise to offer beer at select gas stations during the Merchant’s Holiday Festival. RÚV reports that, for the Merchants’ Festival Holiday in the first weekend of August, the petrocompany Olís is planning on offering…
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Gallup: Progressives At All-Time Low For Current PM
The results of a new Gallup poll show the Progressives ranking lower than they ever have since Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was made chairperson in 2009. At the same time, the Pirate Party is now large enough to go from three seats to…
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Prime Minister Is Being “Bullied”, Says Progressive MP
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is not being criticised for poor performance; he’s just being bullied, says an MP from his party. With the Prime Minister’s level of trust and the Progressives polling both in the single digits, Sigmundur continues to be…
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Pirate Party Still Largest, And Growing
The Pirate Party is still the party with the greatest support, according to a new MMR poll, and has in fact grown in support. Meanwhile, the Progressives – who lead the government – now measure at 8.6%. According to a new poll…
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Progressives Most Unpopular Choice For Ruling Party
Nearly 40% of Icelanders consider the Progressive Party the party they would least like to see in the ruling coalition – which they currently lead. A new poll from Market and Media Research asked respondents, “Which is the party that you would…
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Nation Divided Over Debt Relief Package
With the government’s debt relief package only days old, the response from the public has been decidedly underwhelming. According to a new poll conducted by Fréttablaðið, 41% said they were satisfied with the government’s new debt relief package, 32% were unsatisfied, 22%…
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Satanic Energy “Too Good For Progressives”, Say Satanists
Some of Iceland’s pro-Satan faction have taken exception with artist Snorri Ásmundsson’s assertion that “Satanic energy” surrounds the Progressives, contending that Satan is too good for the party. DV reports that preparations are underway for this year’s Anti-Christian Festival, to be held…
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Progressives Mock Muslims On Video
Reykjavík’s two Progressive councilpersons showed up at a student party uninvited and held forth in an incident captured on video. Vísir reports that last Friday night, political science and economics students from the University of Iceland were holding a party at Hverfisgata…
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Progressive Wrong About Peace Tower
A Progressive city councilperson has questioned the cost of maintaining Yoko Ono’s Peace Tower, and was apparently misinformed about how the Peace Fund is used. RÚV reports that Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir has submitted a formal request to City Hall…
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Progressive Party May Be In Trouble
The Progressive Party, which leads the ruling coalition, is now only the fourth largest party in the country, and edges out the others by about 2%. According to the newest poll from Market and Media Research, the Independence Party is once again…
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Little Change In Party Support, High Voter Dissatisfaction
Two separate polls show little change in party support, although large numbers of voters are either undecided or dissatisfied with any of their options. Two polls have recently measured levels of support for the different political parties in parliament; one from Gallup…
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Progressive Leadership On The Defensive
As more Progressives leave the party, tensions continue to rise. Last week, former Reykjavík city council candidate Hreiðar Eiríksson announced he was leaving the Progressive Party over remarks Progressive city council candidate Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir made during campaign season, as well as…
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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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Progressive Disavows Islamophobes
Progressive city councilperson Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir says she will not fight against a mosque in Reykjavík, and that Islamophobes who voted for her “bet on the wrong horse”. “I find this really distressing,” Sveinbjörg told Rás 2 listeners yesterday morning, DV reports.…
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Progressives Shut Out Of City Committees
The ruling coalition of Reykjavík city council has decided not to invite the Progressives to take part in any of the city’s councils and committees, as the city council president does not believe the party is “suitable” for the jobs. Vísir reports…
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Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Brings Gains To Progressives
The Progressive Party went from zero seats to two on Reykjavík city council last night, and a great deal of their success can be attributed to their mayoral candidate announcing her opposition to a mosque in Iceland one week before elections.Last night,…
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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 have to be formed. UPDATE: A new coalition has been formed, consisting of four parties.Reykjavík voters turned out for yesterday’s municipal elections…