Denmark’s prime minister has called general elections for 15th September amid increasing pressure from the opposition. Read the full story
Posted on 31 August 2011.
Denmark’s prime minister has called general elections for 15th September amid increasing pressure from the opposition. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 June 2011.
A Danish-Bahraini human rights activist has been sentenced to life in prison for criticising the Bahraini regime and its ruler, King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa. Read the full story
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Posted on 15 June 2011.
More than a quarter of young Swedes would favour dictatorship over democracy, according to a new study. Read the full story
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Posted on 05 April 2011.
Reykjavik police are investigating a letter sent to the DV newspaper threatening former and current MPs who have spoken out in favour of voting ‘yes’ in the Icesave referendum this coming weekend. Meanwhile the official referendum information booklet is being distributed to all homes today and yesterday. Read the full story
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Posted on 24 March 2011.
A parliamentary resolution on the forming of a constitutional council has passed Iceland’s Althingi parliament. The council will be held instead of a constitutional parliament, because the public election result was voided by the Supreme Court. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 March 2011.
63 percent of Icelandic voters plan to vote in favour of the Icesave repayment law in 9th April’s national referendum, according to a new Capacent Gallup poll. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 March 2011.
The Icelandic Ministry of Internal Affairs has begun advertising the referendum which will take place on 9th April over the so-called Icesave law which Althingi passed on 16th February and the President decided to send to a public vote. Read the full story
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Posted on 26 January 2011.
The Supreme Court of Iceland yesterday decided to declare the result of the country’s recent election to a constitutional assembly as void. The assembly was elected to make changes to the Icelandic constitution. Read the full story
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Posted on 30 November 2010.
The names of the 25 people elected to change the Icelandic constitution last Saturday have now been released. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 November 2010.
Very many ballots cast in Iceland’s election to the constitutional parliament on Saturday were partially or completely invalid, RUV reports. A leading political scientist has called the whole election process ‘ill-fated’ from day one. Read the full story
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