Four of the so-called Reykjavik Nine, who disrupted the Icelandic parliament during the ‘Pots and Pans Revolution’ have been sentenced, despite widespread public sympathy.
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Court sentences the ‘Reykjavik Nine’
Posted on 16 February 2011.
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Bright Icelandic MP requests end to gloom
Posted on 03 February 2011.
Why is it that the curtains are always closed in the debating chamber of Iceland’s Althingi parliament? This was one of the questions asked during debating yesterday; and the question was followed with a poem.
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Iceland parliament spy operated unhindered for five weeks
Posted on 22 January 2011.
A spying computer which was found hidden within Iceland’s Althingi parliament building had apparently been on-site for over five weeks, it has come to light. The story was only revealed recently, although the actual discovery was made on 2nd February last year.
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Icelandic government in further crisis?
Posted on 28 December 2010.
Any potential co-operation between Iceland’s Progressive Party and the two coalition parties in government has not been discussed among the three parties, says Progressive MP Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson.
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Protests greet Icelandic parliament keynote speakers
Posted on 04 October 2010.
Iceland’s equivalent of the State of the Union address is taking place this evening, whereby all party leaders in the Althingi parliament give speeches and then have the opportunity to reply to one another. A large crowd has gathered outside to protest the government’s handling of the ongoing financial crisis.
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Former Icelandic Prime Minister to face charges over banking crash
Posted on 28 September 2010.
Iceland’s Althingi parliament voted unanimously (63 votes for, zero against) to endorse the findings of the committee which looked into the so-called black report on the banking crisis. But the four ex-ministers recommended for prosecution by the committee were voted on individually. All MPs were present and voted.
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Icelanders want former ministers to face trial
Posted on 27 September 2010.
A new Gallup poll in Iceland suggests that a majority of people want to try former government ministers for alleged misconduct connected to the bank collapse. The poll also reveals that more low earners are in favour of the trials than high earners.
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Independent Icelandic MP joins Left Greens
Posted on 09 September 2010.
Icelandic MP Thrainn Bertelsson yesterday joined the ranks of the Left Green Movement – the smaller of the country’s two coalition parties in government.
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