Mind-Blowing Iceland Facts to Make You Fall in Love with the Country
The Comedic Mayor
Jón Gnarr is an Icelandic stand-up comedian who formed the “Best Party” with a group of people who had no political experience. To everyone’s surprise, he ran for mayor of Reykjavík and won, getting 34.7 percent of the popular vote. He held the mayoral office for four years, from 2010 to 2014. Noam Chomsky, the renowned philosopher, praised Gnarr as “his favorite mayor.”
Following his term, Gnarr wrote a memoir about his experience of becoming Reykjavík’s mayor. In May 2021, he announced his candidacy for the country’s parliament in the upcoming elections. He is running as an independent candidate in the Reykjavík North Constituency.
You must be logged in to post a comment Login