Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       14 October 2024 9:23 AM
Government ends - elections imminent

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mbl.is,   13 October 2024 4:12 PM
The government’s cooperation has been terminated

The government cooperation between the Independence Party, the Progressive Party, and the Left-Green Movement has been terminated. This is reported by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson at a meeting in the Cabinet. more

Iceland Review,   13 October 2024 4:04 PM
Government Coalition Collapses, Elections Set for November

Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsdóttir announced at a snap press conference this afternoon that he is ending the government coalition and calling for elections on 30 November. At the Prime Minister’s office, Bjarni told reporters that the coalition of his Independence Party with the Progressive Party and Left-Green Movement, which has been in power since 2017, […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       13 October 2024 3:53 PM
Independence Party ends coalition - election is imminent

Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson called a press conference a short time ago, during which he announced the end of the governing coalition and called for parliamentary elections.
Elections will be held on November 30 if the President of Iceland accepts Bjarni's motion to dissolve parliament. Elections must take place no later than 45 days after the dissolution of parliament is announced.
Bjarni says he will have a meeting with Halla […] more

mbl.is,   13 October 2024 3:00 PM
Media meeting at 15:30 today at the Government Headquarters

Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister and chairman of the Independence Party calls for the Left-Green Movement to reconsider its position on immigration issues and respect the agreement of the ruling parties on the issue. If there is nothing else in the situation than to terminate the government cooperation and call for elections. more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 October 2024 4:38 PM
Independence Party MPs invited to a parliamentary party meeting on government cooperation

A meeting of Independence Party MPs was called suddenly this afternoon.
The party is one of three which makes up Iceland's government, which opinion polls suggest is now the least popular in history.
There is speculation that the party's continued role in government is being discussed.

"I don't think it's unlikely, shouldn't we consider it likely?" replied Bryndís Haraldsdóttir, […] more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 October 2024 4:16 PM
RÚV English Radio - SKÓRYSYN & PAN-ARCTICVISION

First, conversation and music from Kamil, who records as Skórysyn.
He's on Spotify here, on YouTube here, and here, and other links more

Icelandic National Broadcasting Service (RUV),       11 October 2024 4:03 PM
Iceland will have to take a stance on war crimes in Gaza

A United Nations investigative committee has accused the Israeli authorities of systematically destroying Gaza's healthcare system during their war against Hamas. The committee also accuses Hamas of war crimes.
Kári Hólmar Ragnarsson, a lecturer in international law at the University of Iceland’s Faculty of Law, points out that Iceland will soon have to take a stance on the committee’s findings when it joins the United Nations Human Rights Council […] more