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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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Support for the new political party Bright Future (Björt framtíð; BF) has dropped significantly between the last two surveys of Fréttablaðið and Stöð 2, from 16.4 to 8.7 percent.
The Progressive Party, however, is on a roll with 26.1 of respondents intending to vote the party, up by 5.3 percent in one month, Fréttablaðið reports.
Meanwhile, the Independence Party is seeing a decline in support, by three percent since the last survey. However, it remains the country’s largest party with 29 percent.
Support for the Social-Democratic Alliance has increased slightly, by 0.9 percent, between polls and is now at 12.8 percent.
The other coalition party, the Left-Green Movement, seems to be on the path to recovery with 11.8 percent of respondents intending to vote the party compared to 7.4 percent in the last survey.
Other parties are well below the 5 percent mark required to earn seats in parliament.
The survey was carried out February 27-28. Voters were called at random until 800 had agreed to respond to the survey. A total of 57.8 percent of respondents stated which party they intended to vote.
Fréttablaðið and Stöð 2’s last survey was carried out January 30-31.
Click here to see the results of a recent MMR poll.
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The 2013 Reykjavík International Children’s Film Festival opens at the cinema Bíó Paradís on Hverfisgata in downtown Reykjavík on May 29.
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The exchange of power in Iceland took place yesterday when the government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson formally took over from that of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and ministers exchange keys.
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Mountaineer Leifur Örn Svavarsson became the first Icelander to reach the peak of Everest, the world’s highest mountain, by the North Face from Tibet just before sunrise yesterday morning.
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Iceland’s new government formally took power today following a state council meeting at Bessastaðir, the presidential residence.
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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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