A proposal for dissolution of the government will be put forth
The party council meeting of the Left Green Party took place in Reykjanesbær a few months ago. Photo/Sent to mbl.is
The Left-Green Movement start their national assembly today and you can expect some action over the weekend. It is clear that a new chairman will take over the leadership, and then the incumbent chairman has a counter offer from a colleague for the position of vice chairman.
Various proposals will be considered, such as one about the dissolution of the government.
The Left-Green Movement’s national meeting will start at 16.20 today and tomorrow a new leadership in the party will be elected. The program includes various topics and among them is a program called: "Motherhood in the age of neoliberalism."
Vote at 15.30 tomorrow
Svandís Svavarsdóttir is the only candidate who has announced her candidacy for chairman. There is therefore a high probability that she will take over after former Prime Minister and presidential candidate, Katrín Jakobsdóttir's departure from government, but Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson has been acting chairman since then.
Jódís Guðmundsdóttir and Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson are competing for the position of vice-chairman of the Left-Green Movement. Composite image
There is a battle for the position of vice-chairman, but Guðbrandsson, elected vice-chairman and acting chairman, receives a counter-candidacy from Jódís Skúladóttir, member of the Alþingi.
Also, Hólmfríður Jenný Árnadóttir, leader of the Left-Green Movement in the Southern Constituency, has offered herself the position of secretary of the party.
The board election will take place at 15.30 tomorrow and then it will be clear who the VG leaders will be.
Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Infrastructure, is the only candidate for the position of chairman. mbl.is/Eggert Jóhannesson
Will be taking a deep breath before resolutions are processed
For the board election, there will be, among other things, an agenda item called:
"Status of the Left-Green Movement after seven years of government cooperation - What has gone well and what has gone wrong?"
As it is, a proposal to terminate the government cooperation between the Left-Green Movement, the Progressive Party and the Independence Party will be presented at the national meeting.
The processing of the resolutions will be on the agenda on Sunday, but before the guests of the national meeting will participate in a Sunday morning program called " Breathing with Andri ."
