Tag: Elections
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Hjálmar Bogi leads Progressive Party
The proposal of the nominating committee for the candidate list of The Progressive Party Framsókn for the upcoming local elections on 14 May was put to the vote at a party meeting on Saturday. The proposal was approved unanimously. The Progressive Party currently has three representatives out of nine in the local government, and has…
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President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson inaugurated to second term
President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson was today inaugurated for his second term as president of Iceland. The presidential elections were held on 27 June 2020 and president Jóhannesson was re-elected with 92% of the vote. The inauguration ceremony was held under different circumstances than usual, due to growing number of covid-19 cases in the last week.
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Center-left coalition talks have ended
Talks between the center-left parties in Parliament to form a government coalition ended today. Leaders of the Left-Green Movement, Social Democratic Alliance, Progessive Party, and the Pirates had been in discussions since Friday to form a government following the general elections on October 28. According to Iceland Monitor, the Progressive Party decided to abandon the…
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Sigmundur Davíð leads Centre Party in Northeast
Former Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will lead the ticket in Northeast for his newly formed Centre Party. The party is polling around 10% nationwide and is expected to win 5-7 seats in the parliament. Sigmundur, who resigned as Prime Minister last year, left the Progressive party last month to form the new party. Anna…