The leader of Iceland’s biggest opposition party was yesterday voted to remain in his job after a hard-fought leadership battle with Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir. Read the full story
Posted on 21 November 2011.
The leader of Iceland’s biggest opposition party was yesterday voted to remain in his job after a hard-fought leadership battle with Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir. Read the full story
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Posted on 07 November 2011.
Iceland’s biggest opposition party, the Independence Party, is gearing up for a leadership battle between incumbent Bjarni Benediktsson and Reykjavik city councillor and former mayor Hanna Birna Kristjansdottir. Read the full story
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Posted on 06 February 2011.
Iceland’s opposition Independence Party reportedly mortgaged its headquarters last month for a ISK 125 million (USD 1.07 million) payout from Islandsbanki. Read the full story
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Posted on 03 February 2011.
The biggest opposition party in the Icelandic parliament has indicated that it will probably support the latest Icesave deal between Iceland and the UK and Netherlands. Read the full story
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Posted on 27 June 2010.
Bjarni Benediktsson has been re-elected as leader of the Independence Party. The Independence Party is Iceland’s largest opposition political party. Read the full story
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Posted on 09 June 2010.
Multimillion krona funding from now bankrupt companies FL Group and Old Landsbanki to the Independence Party will be paid back over seven years, it was revealed in the Icelandic parliament yesterday. Read the full story
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Posted on 01 May 2010.
The biggest change in support in this weeks Iceland Gallup poll is for the Independence Party; but leader Bjarni Benediktsson told reporters he was not surprised. The recent banking crisis report had a foreseeable effect, he said, and it will take time to win people’s trust again. Read the full story
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Posted on 29 January 2010.
The governments of Iceland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands have held regular consultations on the Icesave issue during the past few weeks. A delegation led by Iceland’s Minister of Finance, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, and the Chairmen of the opposition Progressive and Independece parties, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and Bjarni Benediktsson, left Iceland yesterday to meet with key counterparts in The Hague. A meeting is scheduled to take place later this afternoon with Dutch Finance Minister Wouter Bos and British Deputy Finance Minister Lord Myners to discuss the current situation and exchange information. Read the full story
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Posted on 10 December 2009.
Bjarni Benediktsson, leader of Iceland’s Independence Party has protested claims he was involved in a property speculation racket in Macau. Read the full story
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Posted on 03 December 2009.
The Independence Party is now the most popular in Reykjavik, according to the latest Gallup poll. Read the full story
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No Motörhead wine for Icelanders, branding too negative
Reykjavík Winter Lights Festival begins today
Multiple shooting in Greenland hamlet
IMF refutes claim it tried to shut Icelandic national theatre and museum
Iceland central bank holds rates, predicts ongoing economic growth
Continued Malmö violence embarrasses police
Currency exchange privacy case thrown out of Icelandic court
Sauli Niinistö wins Finland presidential race
Iceland historic French village restoration finance secured
Murder in Hafnarfjörður
