Iceland constitution referendum will be delayed
The proposed national referendum on changes to the Icelandic constitution will not now go ahead at the same time as this June’s presidential ele...
Icelandic President will stand again for re-election
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, the current President of Iceland, has declared that he will stand for a record fifth term in office in June’s election....
First candidate revealed for Iceland presidential election
The first candidate for this June’s presidential election has put himself forward, and it is not the incumbent.
Icelandic president to make up mind soon
President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson says he needs time to consider a 30,000-strong petition he was handed yesterday asking him to carry on as ...
Icelandic constitution referendum “could be too complicated”
University of Iceland law reader and EFTA court secretary Skúli Magnússon says the draft bill on a new constitution for Iceland is too diverse to be p...
Icelandic party renews calls for former minister prosecution, while former PM may still get off
According to Icelandic law, Alþingi cannot now bring former ministers Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, Árni M. Mathiesen and Björgvin G. Sigurðsson befor...
Icelanders may be asked to vote on new constitution
The chairman of the Icelandic parliament’s constitutional and supervisory committee has said she thinks it is not unlikely that the countryR...
New direct democracy website opens in Iceland
A new website called Betra Island (Better Iceland) was formally opened in a tent outside the Icelandic parliament building on Wednesday.