Major political party conferences underway in Iceland
The national conferences of both the Independence and the Social Democratic parties are taking place this weekend and come at a critical time, less th...
Social Democrats get new deputy leader
The Social democrats today voted for a new deputy leader at their national conference. The prominent Reykjavik councillor and former mayor Dagur B. Eg...
Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir becomes party leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats
Johanna Sigurdardottir has been elected party leader of the Icelandic Social Democrats (Samfylkingin) with nearly all votes. Dagur B. Eggertsson will ...
Parliament to break up next week for elections
Geir H. Haarde, head of Iceland’s Independence Party and former Prime Minister marked his last appearance in parliament on Wednesday. Haarde said that...
Left coalition still widely liked
The two parties in Iceland’s interim coalition government would secure 38 of parliament’s 63 seats if elections were held today, according to a new Ca...
Johanna Sigurdardottir changes mind, becomes likely party leader
Johanna Sigurdardottir, Prime Minister of Iceland has confirmed that she will stand as a candidate to become the next chairman of the Social Democrats...
MP wants to forego summer break
Steinunn Valdis Oskarsdottir, Icelandic MP for the Social Democrats, has publicly announced that she would like to see parliament come together straig...
Government Introduces Bills Amending the Constitution and Electoral Legislation
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE ICELANDIC GOVERNMENT: The Prime Minister has introduced a bill of constitutional legislation to the Althingi, amending Iceland’...