Category: Politics

  • Iceland to hold third Parliamentary election in last five years

    Iceland to hold third Parliamentary election in last five years

    Following the collapse of the government last week, it has now become clear that Icelanders will vote in a new parliament, the third one in five years. The national election will take place on October 28. President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson said Monday it was clear there was no chance of forming a new government from…

  • Örlygur Hnefill elected president of Town Council

    Örlygur Hnefill elected president of Town Council

    Museum director and hotelier Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson was elected President of Norðurþing town council at the council’s meeting today. Örlygur has served on the town council from May 2014. He served as chair of the Harbor Committee from 2015 to 2016 and as chairman of the Recycling and Waste Management Cooperative from 2014 to 2016.…