THE BEST POLITICAL PARTY
June 30, 2010 in Uncategorized
Ever been so fed up with the political system that you wanted change. Well in Iceland ‘The Best Party’ has been elected in iceland for that very reason. The Best Party (Besti flokkurinn), is a new political party founded by comedian Jón Gnarr, won the municipal election in Reykjavík with six representatives on the City Council and 34.7 percent of votes.
Last month, in the depressed aftermath of the country’s financial collapse, the Best Party emerged as the biggest winner in Reykjavik’s elections, with 34.7 percent of the vote, and Mr. Gnarr — who also promised a classroom of kindergartners he would build a Disneyland at the airport — is now the fourth mayor in four years of a city that is home to more than a third of the island’s 320,000 people.
In his acceptance speech he tried to calm the fears of the other 65.3 percent. “No one has to be afraid of the Best Party,” he said, “because it is the best party. If it wasn’t, it would be called the Worst Party or the Bad Party. We would never work with a party like that.”
Key pledges from the Best Party 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”.
hat tip - Dim Post