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The Icelandic government is facing continued opposition from the country’s fishing industry as it plans to revamp its 1984 fishing laws in an attempt to claw back control of the economy. ....
Icelandic MP Thrainn Bertelsson yesterday joined the ranks of the Left Green Movement – the smaller of the country’s two coalition parties in government. It is not possible for independent candidates to stand for election in Iceland, but Bertelsson was elected for the Citizens’ Movement and subsequently left the party, thus becoming an independent Member of Parliament. As a non-government member, he was considered an opposition MP. Thrainn Bertelsson’s decision comes as a shot in the arm to the government, which sees its majority in parliament strengthened. According to Birgir Gudmundsson, University of Akureyri political scientist, the move will also strengthen the government’s EU accession application, as Bertelsson is considered a Pro-European by Left Green standards. ....