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26.02.2013 | 19:30
Poll Indicates New Government for Iceland in April
Iceland’s Progressive Party is gaining the most support, according to a new poll by MMR published today. The Independence Party remains the largest party with 28.5 percent support, followed by the Progressive Party with 23.8 percent.
Alþingi. Photo: Páll Kjartansson/Iceland Review.
If this were the outcome of the election, these two parties would get the majority of votes and forge a new coalition government, replacing the current Social Democrat-Left-Green coalition.
At the last elections in 2009, the Independence Party was the second largest and the Progressive Party fourth, mbl.is reports.
One of Iceland’s new parties, Bright Future, has 15.3 percent support, while the Social-Democratic Alliance, the party of PM Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the largest party at the last elections, continues to lose support with just 12.8 percent registered in today’s poll despite the election of a new leader, Árni Páll Árnason.
The fifth largest party is the Left-Green Movement with 9.5 percent. Three parties: the Right Greens, Dawn and the Pirate Party, count between 2.2-2.5 percent each.
To get elected to Alþingi, they need at least 5 percent of the total votes.
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June
19
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Iceland’s PM Meets Swedish Counterpart
Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt today,
June
19
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Walrus Sprawling on East Iceland Beach
A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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June
19
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Women's Day Off celebrated today
In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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June
19
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Free Iceland Travel Guides Released
June
18
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First Fin Whale Caught in Iceland
June
17
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15 More Reasons to Like Iceland (Photos)
June
17
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Today is the Icelandic National Day
June
16
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Festive Mood in Akureyri on June 17
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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June
10
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Harboring the Homegrown
The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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June
10
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Sin Fang’s Album Release Concert
Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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