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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
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Considering the utter joke the city mayorship has been the last 4yrs (3 elections) and the frustration of the electorate with the political parties who all had a hand in allowing the banks to run wild and ruin the economy; can you blame them.
Since he took power he's done lots of things no other politician has, he posts a daily blog explaining everything he does, keeps things transparent, is about as honest as they get (remember Ralph Klein early years) and has made a coalition with other parties.
The joke promises were just that, jokes. He's now tackling the serious problems of the city of Reykjavik, starting by exposing the city's energy company which recently bought its top management expensive jeeps/luxury cars.
To say he's a refreshing change of pace from the norm is an understatement, all cities should shake things up once in a while and elect a comedian
