The council majorities in Reykjavik, Kopavogur, Hafnarfjordur and Akureyri all fell at yesterday’s local elections – Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir described it as a boundary shift in Icelandic politics. Read the full story

Today local authorities report that around 4000 people gathered at Austurvollur in front of the Icelandic Parliament to protest against the situation and the lack of information provided by the government to the public.
According to eyewitnesses, eggs and oranges were thrown at the Parliament walls and shouts made at the police when they tried to control the situation. Read the full story