A party that calls itself "the Best" has won local elections in the Icelandic capital, Reykjavik. The Best Party, founded by comedian Jon Gnarr, secured 34.7% of the vote, ahead of the Independence Party's 33.6%.
Its campaign video featured candidates singing to the tune of Tina Turner's "Simply The Best". 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. The Best Party was only established six months ago. Its victory means it will hold six seats on the 15-member city council.
Commentators suggest it has benefited from voters' loss of trust in government and the establishment in the wake of the country's banking collapse in 2008.
1 comment:
I wish we had a party like that to vote for!
Most people around here are content to get screwed by their elected representatives, though. I really don't know why...
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