The Best - for Reykjavik

Kaum jemand hat es mitbekommen :-) Vor 6 Monaten gründet der isländische Komiker Jon Gnarr eine Spasspartei, genannt "The Best" und tritt damit zur Wahl des Stadtparlaments an. Jetzt hat diese Partei 34% der Stimmen erhalten, belegt 6 von 15 Sitzen im Parlament, und Jon Gnarr ist Bürgermeister von Reykjavik! Gratulation!!!

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You have to love the fact that a joke political party in Iceland, started six months ago by a comedian, won the most seats during a local election The party, know simply as “the Best” won local elections in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik, scoring 34.7% of the vote and securing 6 of 15 seats of the city council. The campaign video featured members of the party, including founder Jon Gnarr—now the city’s mayor—singing Tina Turner’s “The Best” (what else?)

From BBC News:

Key pledges included “sustainable transparency”, free towels at all swimming pools and a new polar bear for the city zoo.

The party also called for a Disneyland at the airport and a “drug-free parliament” by 2020.

As well as specific pledges, its video promised change, a “bright future” and suggested that it was time for a “clean out.” 

 via dangerous minds.