Episode 821 - ICELAND'S MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2026

Today on RÚV English Radio - elections to municipalities (councils) are coming up right across Iceland - here's everything you need to know.

Municipal elections (https://www.ruv.is/english/2026-01-27-municipal-elections-2026-dont-miss-your-chance-to-vote-465141) take place in Iceland on Saturday 16 May. But who has the right to vote? Where does voting happen? And what are these elections actually for?

The answers to these and many other questions today come courtesy of Eva Marín Hlynsdóttir, Ph.D., Head of Faculty and Professor of Public Policy and Governance at the University of Iceland's Faculty of Political Science.

Darren spoke to Eva Marín earlier today.

There's more information at island.is (https://island.is/en/p/municipal-elections-2026)

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