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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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MP for opposition party The Movement Þór Saari has announced that his party would seek a vote of no confidence on the ruling minority government.
Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Photo: Páll Kjartansson/Iceland Review.
The proposal calls for the suspension of parliament on February 28 and for a caretaker government with representatives of all parties to govern until the upcoming elections on April 27, ruv.is reports.
Þór says that the government must be suspended because of problems passing the constitutional bill despite the draft having been widely supported in last year’s referendum. Þór argues that a government that cannot follow the will of the people is no longer fit to govern.
RÚV reports that 30 parliamentarians are likely to vote ‘no’ and 28 ‘yes.’ It is unclear how the remaining five would vote.
Click here to read the results of last year’s constitutional referendum.
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On the way back to Reykjavík following this morning's news conference, at which the new government agreement was formally presented, the next Prime Minister of Iceland, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, and his assistant, Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, who was driving, were stopped for speeding.
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Leader of the Progressive Party, Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who held the mandate to lead coalition talks, presented the government agreement between the Progressive Party and Independence Party to the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at the presidential residence Bessastaðir this morning.
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The chairmen of the Independence Party and Progressive Party, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, formally presented the government agreement to the public at a press conference shortly after 11 am this morning.
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The party council of the Independence Party and central committee of the Progressive Party unanimously accepted the government agreement negotiated by their respective chairmen, Bjarni Benediktsson and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, yesterday evening.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Artist couple Nína Ivanova and Ómar Smári Kristinsson explain why they decided to settle in the West Fjords’ capital.
Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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