| inbluevt | Date: Monday, 2013/05/13, 2:07 PM | Message # 1 | DMCA |
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REYKJAVIK, May 6 2013 (IPS) - With an unprecedented number of political parties contesting Iceland’s latest elections, Icelanders are discovering that if they are passionate about a
particular issue, they need simply to find like-minded people and establish a political party.
Iceland’s population is just under 323,000. Yet fifteen parties took part in the latest elections on Apr.
27 for a total of 63 seats. Part of the reason for the increase in political parties was a growing discontent with the “Big Four” parties.
These include the ruling Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Left-Green Party, which together had imposed cuts in public spending due to demands from the International Monetary Fund. There are also the Progressive Party (PP) and Independence Party (IP), widely regarded as responsible for the financial crash in 2008 and frequently accused of filibustering during the last parliamentary session.
Four of the new parties contested only a few constituencies. Activist Sturla Jonsson, for instance, created the Sturla Jonsson party to support people who were in danger of losing their homes or vehicles and
to inform them of how they could use Icelandic legislation to fight the
authorities.
Read the full article....aaarrrgggghhhhh
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