Independence party-led government in the pipeline

1/5/2017

The most recent twist in Iceland's governmental crisis following the elections is that the Independence Party, the Restoration party and Bright Future are officially trying to form a coalition government.
The official discussion between the three parties begin today. Also today Morgunblaðið reports that, according to the paper's sources, the Left Green Party and the Progressive party have been discussing the possibility of their coalition with the Independence Party.
The general elections were held on October 29th and since then, all coalition talks have broken down so far.

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Election 2016 Results

Invalid/blank votes 5,574
Total 195,204
Registered voters 246,515
Turnout 79.19%
Independence Party (54,990) 29.00% 21 seats
Left-Green Movement (30,166) 15.91% 10 seats
Pirate Party (27,449) 14.48% 10 seats
Progressive Party (21,791) 11.49% 8 seats
Reform (19,870) 10.48% 7 seats
Bright Future (13,578) 7.16% 4 seats
Social Democratic Alliance (10,893) 5.74% 3 seats
People’s Party (6,707) 3.54 % No seats
Dawn (3,275) 1.7% No seats
People’s Front of Iceland (575) 0.30% No seats
Icelandic National Front (303) 0.16% No seats
Humanist Party (33) 0.02% No seats

In brief | Pirate Party
What: A pro-free speech, anti-authoritarian political party in Iceland
Formed: 2012
Founders: A group of anarchists, hackers and internet-freedom activists
Leader: The party eschews formal leaders but Birgitta Jonsdottir is the most senior of three Pirate lawmakers in Iceland’s parliament
Pirate policies

direct democracy
a new national constitution
public vetoes over new laws
greater scrutiny of the workings of government
strict safeguards for individuals’ online and offline privacy
public ownership of the country’s natural resources

“I would like everybody in Iceland to find the pirate within, because the pirate within really represents change and a collective vision for the future.”
- Birgitta Jonsdottir, Pirate Party lawmaker

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