26th April. 2009
The election on Saturday could be historical in more than one way. The left wing parties, that form the current coalition government, won a clear majority. Both parties strengthened their position in Althingi, Iceland’s Parliament. This would seem to be a clear indicator that the two parties would continue their cooperation into the new term. However, there are some issues on which they disagree profoundly. This was not a big problem in the care-taking government that was formed in February. Now the parties have to agree on a plan for reconstructing the economy and in some way Icelandic society. Here real differences arise.
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