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Icelandic musician Mugison has announced his candidacy for a seat in the Northwest Constituency in the upcoming general elections on April 27. Mugison, whose actual name is Örn Elías Guðmundsson, will run for the party Bright Future.
Mugison. Photo copyright Icelandic Photo Agency.
Mugison told Fréttablaðið that the older he gets the more political he gets. “But I am not left, right, up or down. Just like all Icelanders, I often speculate about things. Just the other day, I was mapping out how the energy industry is built up in Iceland. It took me the whole night to try to understand this thing. After three to four hours I was no closer but it would be nice to dive deeper into issues like this. Is it not possible for things to be simpler?”
Member of Reykjavík City Council and fellow musician Óttarr Proppé was the one who reportedly convinced Mugison to join the party.
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The festival Reykjavík Music Mess kicks off at KEX Hostel in the center of the capital with an opening party on May 23 at 8 pm. An art exhibition themed around the participating bands will open at the occasion and Boogie Trouble will play a few songs. Entry is free.
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Coalition talks between the Independence and Progressive Party are in the final stages, set to be completed today or tomorrow, and a decision on a new government for Iceland is expected to be announced tomorrow or on Tuesday.
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Actors staging Angels of the Universe at the Icelandic National Theater last night took a short break in the performance in order to be able to watch Eyþór Ingi represent Iceland at the Eurovision semifinal.
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President of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his wife Jenni Haukio will travel to Iceland on an official visit May 28-29.
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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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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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The 27th Reykjavík Arts Festival starts this week.
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