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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will resign as chairperson of the Social Democratic Alliance at the end of the election term, which runs until next spring, and quit politics.
Photo by Geir Ólafsson.
In a statement, Jóhanna says she had originally planned to quit politics at the end of the term in 2007. However, she doesn’t regret having, ruv.is reports.
Taking over from Geir H. Haarde on February 1, 2009, Jóhanna has been prime minister for almost four years in the coalition government of the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left- Green Movement.
Jóhanna declared her time in office had been difficult, for herself as well as the entire nation, but also rewarding. Now it is time for others to take over, she concluded.
Jóhanna, who turns 70 on October 4, became the first woman to serve as prime minister in Iceland and the world’s first lesbian head of state. She has been a parliamentarian for more than 34 years—longer than any other MP.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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