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Generation gap in support for President of Iceland
Around a third of respondents to a recent survey want Iceland’s president, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson to resign from his post. In the survey carried out by Birfrost University Research Department on behalf...
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Port of Hafnarfjordur predicts high hopes for 2010
Hafnarfjordur, built in a lava field just 10 minutes drive from Reykjavik offers opportunities for whale watching and horse-riding. For those cruise ships calling in June, passengers can experience the...
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First female candidate for Iceland presidential election 2012
Herdís Þorgeirsdóttir has decided to submit her candidacy for this June’s election for the President of Iceland. She declared her intention to run at a press conference at Reykjavík Art Museum...
View ArticleParliamentary elections in autumn
Early parliamentary elections have now been proposed in autumn, but the exact date is unclear, it will become clear in due course depending on the progress of parliamentary work, minister of finance...
View ArticleBleak outlook for forming government majority in Iceland
Chairwoman of the Left Green party, Katrin Jakobsdottir is meeting with the president Guðni Th. Johannesson today probably to give back the mandate to form a majority government after failed attempts...
View ArticleNo new mandate to form government in Iceland
President Gudni Th. Johannesson, will not give any one party leader the new mandate to form a government in light of the developments during the month of November. He suggests informal deliberations...
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Artist Ragnar Kjartansson among the twelve awarded the Order of the Falcon on...
President Guðni Th. Johannesson, awarded twelve individuals the Order of the Falcon in an annual ceremony at the presidential residency Bessastadir yesterday. Six men and six women received the Order...
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Syrian families visit the presidential residency in Bessastadir
President Guðni Th. Johannesson and his family welcomed the newest group of Syrian refugees accepted by the Icelandic Government to settle in Iceland at the presidential residency for a friendly visit....
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