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The Big Vibe Shift: Inside The Icelandic Brosphere
For reference, read this article for a deep-dive character analysis of the Brosphere’s main players. It was very clear in the early hours of December 1, 2024, that there had been a vibe shift in Iceland. The shift hadn’t happened overnight —…
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Iceland’s Former PM Suggests UK Join EEA “Temporarily” To Avoid No-Deal Brexit Crisis
In a brief interview with Sky News, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson suggested that the UK become a temporary member of the European Economic Area (EEA) in order to avoid a total crisis in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Now that British Prime…
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Sigmundur Davíð Attacks The Media (Again)
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, currently running for parliament with his own party Miðflokkurinn and polling fairly well, is once again employing a tactic he has been using for years now: berating and threatening to sue reporters when he doesn’t like how they report…
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Logo For Sigmundur’s New Party Proves Entertaining
Miðflokkurinn, a new party led by former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, has just unveiled their new logo, which has been met with mixed reviews. First, there’s the logo itself, a proud Icelandic horse rearing up, with the Northern Lights in the…
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Elections 2017: Disgraced Former PM Out-Polling Party He Left
A new poll from Market and Media Research shows the Left-Greens surging to the top, the Independence Party in decline, and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson’s new party, The Centre Party, polling ahead of the Progressives – the party he used to lead –…
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Panama Papers PM Founds Think Tank To Fix Iceland’s Future
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the former Prime Minister of Iceland, who was forced to resign following revelations that his offshore company Wintris had stored around 1 billion króna with Mossack Fonseca, has founded a think tank, which aims to fix the country’s problems.…
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Sigmundur Davíð Says Infamous Interview Was “Staged”
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who was forced to resign in the wake of a now-infamous interview where he was asked about his involvement in the Panama Papers, has contended that the interview in question was in fact staged. Vísir reports…
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MAST Warns Against Dining Like Former Prime Minister
Just in case the lunch recently posted by former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson got your mouth watering, the Icelandic Food and Veterinary Authority (MAST) has some words of caution for you. Sigmundur both amused and soured a number of Icelanders with…
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The Reykjavík Grapevine Person Of The Year Award
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Former Prime Minister The Grapevine has always been the sole media outlet in Iceland that stands against tyranny and oppression. We are a brave candle in this dark, dark land, illuminating and warming all who read our pages. Whether…
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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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Computer Security Expert Doubts Sigmundur’s Hacking Claims
“A little bit like science fiction” is how one computer security expert has described the former Prime Minister’s claims of having his computer hacked, RÚV reports. As reported, Sigmundur told attendees of the Progressive Party Central Committee that attempts had been made…
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Sigmundur Davíð Says He Has Been Hacked And Followed
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson says he has had his computer broken into, and has been followed by creditors of the fallen banks. This he disclosed at a meeting of the Progressive Party Central Committee, but doubts have arisen about the…
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Ex-PM Casts Aspersions On Panama Papers
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has questioned the veracity of the Panama Papers which led to his resignation. RÚV reports that Sigmundur gave his first extensive interview since dropping virtually out of sight some weeks ago, which he granted again to…
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Sigmundur Davíð Announces Return To Politics
After being virtually invisible for most of the summer, the former prime minister has announced his return to the fray. Eyjan reports that Sigmundur sent a letter to members of the Progressive Party, of which he is still the chairperson, announcing that…
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Former PM’s Contentions Do Not Hold Up To Scrutiny
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson recently gave a version of events surrounding an infamous TV interview that contradict email correspondence with his office. One of his assistants reportedly tried to suppress the airing of the interview as well. Sigmundur Davíð recently spoke at a…
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Finance Minister Contradicts Former PM On Early Elections
The Minister of Finance says there absolutely will be elections this autumn – provided parliament meets certain conditions. Social Democrat MP Helgi Hjörvar asked Minister of Finance and Independence Party chairperson Bjarni Benediktsson if there will indeed by elections this autumn, Vísir…
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Sigmundur Davíð Will Continue In Politics
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has come forward again, after being on vacation for the past month in the wake of the Panama Papers. Kjarninn reports that Sigmundur was a guest on the show Sprengisandur on radio station Bylgjan this morning.…
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Former PM Confirms Tax Returns Not In Keeping With The Law
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson has made statements about his tax returns that are not confirmed by what the law actually says. In a post he made on his personal site, Sigmundur makes public a great deal of information about his…
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Former PM Tried To Influence Journalists Directly
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson met with news editors to curb “negative” coverage of himself. Stundin reports that Sigmundur had repeatedly called meetings with news editors from media outlets over the years, in all cases hoping to influence what he saw…
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Sigmundur Davíð To Answer To His Party Next Month
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who is still chairperson of the Progressive Party, will soon have to answer to his party when he meets with the party’s central committee. RÚV reports that at this meeting, which is to be held in…
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Sigmundur Davíð Goes On “Indefinite Holiday”
The former Prime Minister will be on indefinite leave from his parliamentary seat, and intends to travel the country. According to an announcement on parliament’s official site, Progressive alternate MP Hjálmar Bogi Hafliðason took Sigmundur Davíð’s seat yesterday. MBL reports that Sigmundur…
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Progressive MP Praises David Cameron
The UK Prime Minister has received high praise from an unlikely source: one of Iceland’s Progressive MPs. RÚV reports that Progressive MP Vigdís Hauksdóttir – who is also chairperson of the parliamentary Budget Committee – praised UK Prime Minister David Cameron for…
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A Timeline Of The PMs Offshore Company, Wintris
The focal point of the current political scandal involving PM Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is an offshore company located in an Island called Tortola, a part of the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. The company’s name is Wintris Inc. The company was…