New Coalition in City Hall 31. maí 2006 22:17 Björn Ingi Hrafnsson Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson meirihlutamyndun viðræður Showing the lowest voter turnout (77%) in recent memory, the results of Reykjavík city council elections on 27 May showed the Independence Party with seven of the council's 15 seats; the Social Democrats with four seats; the Leftist-Greens with two seats; and the Progressives and the Liberals with one seat each. This effectively ends the 12-year-rule of R-listinn, the coalition once comprised of the Social Democrats, the Progressives, and the Liberals. While initially it appeared as though the Independence Party would form a coalition with the Liberals, talks on 29 May ended abruptly at noon, with the Independence Party deciding instead to join forces with the Progressives. Independence Party city councilman Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson will be the new mayor of Reykjavík, with Progressive councilman Björn Ingi Hrafnsson the chief of city council. The Progressive Party did not appear as though it would even win a seat on city council until barely two weeks before the elections. Around this time, Hrafnsson remarked that Progressive Party losses and Independence Party gains could damage the two parties' relationship in parliament, where they also hold a majority coalition. Municipal elections around the country did in fact show the Independence Party winning more seats, while the Progressive Party has taken heavy losses. But no one in the Progressive Party has agreed with Hrafnsson's statement, and Prime Minister and Progressive Party member Halldór Ásgrímsson told reporters that relations between the two parties were stable. - pfn News News in English Mest lesið Bubbi sendir út neyðarkall Innlent Segir Selenskí og Pútín að „hætta þar sem þeir eru“ Erlent Fréttamaður Ríkisútvarpsins sakaður um áreitni Innlent Julian Assange í heimsókn á Íslandi Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Breytingar á vörugjaldi muni bitna illa á tengiltvinnbílum Innlent Varðhaldsstöð þar sem vista megi hælisleitendur og börn lengur en grunaða glæpamenn Innlent Allt bendir til verkfalls Innlent Vill skoða að lengja fæðingarorlof Innlent Andrés prins afsalar sér öllum titlum í kjölfar ásakana Erlent
Showing the lowest voter turnout (77%) in recent memory, the results of Reykjavík city council elections on 27 May showed the Independence Party with seven of the council's 15 seats; the Social Democrats with four seats; the Leftist-Greens with two seats; and the Progressives and the Liberals with one seat each. This effectively ends the 12-year-rule of R-listinn, the coalition once comprised of the Social Democrats, the Progressives, and the Liberals. While initially it appeared as though the Independence Party would form a coalition with the Liberals, talks on 29 May ended abruptly at noon, with the Independence Party deciding instead to join forces with the Progressives. Independence Party city councilman Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson will be the new mayor of Reykjavík, with Progressive councilman Björn Ingi Hrafnsson the chief of city council. The Progressive Party did not appear as though it would even win a seat on city council until barely two weeks before the elections. Around this time, Hrafnsson remarked that Progressive Party losses and Independence Party gains could damage the two parties' relationship in parliament, where they also hold a majority coalition. Municipal elections around the country did in fact show the Independence Party winning more seats, while the Progressive Party has taken heavy losses. But no one in the Progressive Party has agreed with Hrafnsson's statement, and Prime Minister and Progressive Party member Halldór Ásgrímsson told reporters that relations between the two parties were stable. - pfn
News News in English Mest lesið Bubbi sendir út neyðarkall Innlent Segir Selenskí og Pútín að „hætta þar sem þeir eru“ Erlent Fréttamaður Ríkisútvarpsins sakaður um áreitni Innlent Julian Assange í heimsókn á Íslandi Innlent Ár frá morðtilrauninni: „Reyndi að drepa mig og það var eins og að drekka vatn fyrir hann“ Innlent Breytingar á vörugjaldi muni bitna illa á tengiltvinnbílum Innlent Varðhaldsstöð þar sem vista megi hælisleitendur og börn lengur en grunaða glæpamenn Innlent Allt bendir til verkfalls Innlent Vill skoða að lengja fæðingarorlof Innlent Andrés prins afsalar sér öllum titlum í kjölfar ásakana Erlent