yesterday, 17:16 GMTHalla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, intends to agree to the Prime Minister's request to dissolve Parliament. She plans to announce a break in Alþingi on October 17, and subsequent elections will be called on November 30.
yesterday, 13:08 GMTÖssur Skarphéðinsson, former chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance, says that Svandís Svavarsdóttir, chairman of the Left-Green Movement, is responsible for the fact that Bjarni Benediktsson, chairman of the Independence Party and prime minister, has decided to end the coalition government.
two days agoHalla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, spoke to the leaders of the Progressive Party and the Left-Green Movement last night. She then says she plans to take the time to talk to other party leaders in parliament today and that she will then assess the state of affairs before taking a stand on Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's motion to dissolve the parliament.
13 OctThe government cooperation between the Independence Party, the Progressive Party, and the Left-Green Movement has been terminated. This is reported by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson at a meeting in the Cabinet.
13 OctBjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister and chairman of the Independence Party calls for the Left-Green Movement to reconsider its position on immigration issues and respect the agreement of the ruling parties on the issue. If there is nothing else in the situation than to terminate the government cooperation and call for elections.
13 OctSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, chairman of the Progressive Party, says that it is of the essence that the government can work in peace. If the other governing parties, the Independence Party and the Left-Green Movement, do not trust themselves to stand by and work on the governing agreement, it needs to be revealed now.
12 OctIt is unusual for the Independence Party to invite to a parliamentary party meeting with short notice, as was done yesterday. It shows that the tension between the government and the party has been increasing in the last few days, and it is natural for the party to meet and discuss the issues.
11 OctThe mayor and the president of the Akureyri town council are now trying to get the Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries to issue a new regulation to the effect that the fisheries in Grímsey Island will be freed from the obligation to process the catch that reaches the land on the basis of a specific regional quota, but the regulation that granted an exemption from such a processing obligation expired in 2019.
11 OctKing Fredrik X of Denmark honored 25 Icelanders and one Faroese with honorary degrees during the official visit of the President of Iceland to Denmark this week. Halla Tómasdóttir received the Order of the Elephant, the highest honor of the King of Denmark, and Björn Skúlason received the Great Cross of the Dannebrog Order.
10 OctConsiderable dissatisfaction is felt among the residents of Grímsey Island and many of them intend to move away. Four families advertised their houses for sale this week.
10 OctGuðbrandur Sigurðsson, assistant superintendent in the traffic department of the police in the capital area, says that the traffic in the capital area was heavy and heavy this morning, but it snowed slightly in the southwest of Iceland.
9 OctA phone ban has been in place at Öldutún School since the beginning of 2019, and according to the principal, it has worked well. The school's atmosphere and culture have changed for the better, and there is more peace in the classroom.
8 OctYazan Tamimi, an eleven-year-old boy from Palestine, has been granted international protection in Iceland together with his parents based on subsidiary protection considerations.
8 OctHalla Tómasdóttir, the President of Iceland, and Björn Skúlason, her husband, began their official visit to Denmark this morning. Traditionally, the first state visit of a new president is to Denmark.
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