17 Oct 2016Iceland’s Pirate Party (‘Píratar’) has issued an up-front refusal to work with either of the two current governing parties after the next elections – in a move unprecedented in Icelandic political history.
3 Oct 2016Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the former PM of Iceland who was toppled from power following revelations connected to the Panama Papers scandal earlier this year, has lost the leadership of his own party.
28 Sep 2016The poll shows a massive fall from grace for the Pirate Party. Once polling in the high thirties, the open democracy Pirates now garner just 19.9% support.
12 Sep 2016Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, Iceland’s former Prime Minister who was forced to resign following the Panama Papers scandal earlier this year, now faces the possibility of losing the leadership of his own party.
26 Aug 2016Party members in a majority of Icelandic constituencies have voted in favour of an early Progressive Party (‘Framsóknarflokkur’) party conference before general elections this year.
14 Apr 2016According to the latest Gallup poll reported on by national broadcaster RÚV, the government now enjoys 34% support among Icelandic voters – up four percentage points on a week ago.
9 Apr 2016The recent cabinet shuffle in Iceland, which saw former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson step down after being named in the Panama Papers, has produced one new minister. Lilja D. Alfreðsdóttir is Iceland's new Foreign Minister. But who is she?
7 Apr 2016Yet again, a considerable amount of protesters flocked to Austurvöllur parliament square in Reykjavik to demand immediate elections. Protesters are not happy about yesterday's turn of events which involved the government staying in power and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson being replaced by a new PM from the Progressive Party.
7 Apr 2016The two parties of the coalition agreed yesterday to continue to work together and to continue to divide the ministries up between them in the same way as before.
6 Apr 2016Iceland’s new caretaker Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson is meeting today with Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to discuss the possibility of continuing their government partnership.
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