News from Iceland
See the live vote count
You'll see a bar graph at the top of both the main RÚV English page, and the live blog.
It shows the current vote share by party, and the total number on the electoral roll (Á kjörskrá).
You can select the data according to constituency in the drop-down box on the right […] more
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Christmas programs all over the country this weekend
The country is in the Christmas spirit this first weekend of Advent and there are a variety of Christmas related activities on offer all over the country.
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Real time election day road information, in English
Many parts of Iceland are facing road closures today, election day.
The Road Administration has all available snow removal equipment out and will try to keep roads open and open those that are currently closed.
You can access real time road information, in English, here, at all times.
There's much more weather and travel information on the […] more
All eyes are on election day weather
It is possible that polling will be postponed somewhere in the country. Elections will be held everywhere else in the country - but counting of votes will not begin in this scenario; counting does not begin in any constituency until polling has been completed in all locations.
It is also possible that voting will happen succesfully everywhere, but it is then difficult to deliver ballot boxes to counts. In that case, counting could […] more
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“We plan to keep this unchanged for now”
Although the weather forecast is not too favorable for elections across the country tomorrow, the election is still planned to take place in the same format tomorrow. If an election is to be postponed in any constituency, a decision on this will not be made until tomorrow, but this would cause the count to be postponed until after the entire country has voted.
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