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🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

The Left-Green Movement and the Independence Party Give In in the City

The Left-Green Movement and the Independence Party have made concessions in negotiations regarding the city governance in Reykjavik.

Feb 27 • 13:43 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Mayor of Mosfellsbær on the list of the Left-Green Movement in Reykjavik

Regína Ásvaldsdóttir, the mayor of Mosfellsbær, announced she will not seek reappointment but will run for a position on the Left-Green Movement's list for the upcoming municipal elections in Reykjavik.

Feb 26 • 19:21 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Mari Holopainen, the successor to Pekka Haavisto in Parliament: A Honorary Task

Former Green League MP Mari Holopainen is set to take over the parliamentary position left by Pekka Haavisto, who is moving on to a UN role in Sudan.

Feb 26 • 14:01 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Running for the position of deputy chairman of VG

Bjarki Hjörleifsson has announced his candidacy for the position of deputy chairman of the Left-Green Movement at its upcoming national congress, responding to encouragement from colleagues across Iceland.

Feb 25 • 10:02 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Video: Dog takes advantage of carelessness and steals lunchbox with roast chicken in RN

A dog in Touros, Brazil, stole a lunchbox containing roast chicken and green beans after it was left unattended during a gathering of friends.

Feb 24 • 14:04 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Lif Bar Victory from the Bites

Líf Magneudóttir wins the primary for the Left Green Movement in Reykjavík ahead of the upcoming local elections.

Feb 22 • 17:29 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Increased party activity in the weeks leading up to the primary

The Green Left party in Reykjavík is currently holding a primary election with several candidates vying for top positions ahead of the municipal elections.

Feb 21 • 11:51 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

"I Think I Peeled in Salt Water"

Two candidates for the Left Green Movement's leadership in Reykjavík are competing for the party's nomination ahead of the upcoming municipal elections, with differing views on experience and radicalism in housing and transport.

Feb 20 • 20:26 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Rósa Björk runs for chair of VG

Rósa Björk is announcing her candidacy for the leadership position at the Left-Green Movement (VG) in Iceland.

Feb 19 • 15:49 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Rósa Björk runs for chairman of VG

Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir announces her candidacy for the leadership of the Left-Green Movement (VG) in Iceland as the current chairman will not seek re-election.

Feb 19 • 14:46 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

The citizen initiative for the legalization of cannabis received a cold reception from Parliament

The Finnish Parliament decisively rejected a citizen initiative to legalize cannabis with a vote of 145 to 18, with only members from the Green League and the Left Alliance opposing the rejection.

Feb 18 • 14:14 UTC
🇺🇸 Fox News
National & Local

Green rhetoric, polluted water: The Left’s DC sewage failure is a disgrace

The article criticizes the Democratic leadership in Washington, D.C., for a major sewer line failure that resulted in a large release of untreated wastewater into the Potomac River, framing it as an environmental crisis.

Feb 18 • 12:00 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

"We will shoot you in the head". Bonelli reports death threats over the murder of Quentin

Angelo Bonelli, leader of the Green and Left Alliance in Italy, has reported death threats he and fellow parliamentarian Nicola Fratoianni received following the murder of Quentin Deranque in Lyon during a heated parliamentary session.

Feb 18 • 10:43 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Seriously Considering Candidacy for Chair of the Left-Green Movement

Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir is contemplating running for the chair of the Left-Green Movement, emphasizing the need for stronger environmental and traditional left perspectives in Icelandic politics.

Feb 17 • 10:38 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Introducing the revised Reykjavik route today

A press conference will be held today to announce significant changes to the childcare system in Reykjavik, initiated by the Left Green Movement.

Feb 17 • 08:44 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Introducing the Revised Reykjavik Route

The revised Reykjavik Route for preschools is set to be presented at a press conference in the Reykjavik City Hall today, involving significant changes to preschool policies.

Feb 17 • 08:44 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Guðmundur Ingi does not offer himself for leadership

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson has announced he will not seek leadership of the Left-Green Movement at the upcoming party congress in March.

Feb 16 • 10:50 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Guðmundur Ingi resigns as Vice Chairman of the Left-Green Movement

Guðmundur Ingi has stepped down from his position as Vice Chairman of the Left-Green Movement in Iceland.

Feb 16 • 10:18 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

VG grows and invites to a meeting, and Vor til vinstri is looking for people

The leftist political movement Vor til vinstri is seeking candidates for the upcoming city council elections in Reykjavik, led by Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir with support from the Left Green Movement.

Feb 13 • 12:12 UTC
🇫🇮 Ilta-Sanomat
National & Local

Where does the bravado of the Center Party come from? Would a left-green coalition be acceptable again? Antti Kurvinen responds on HAAPALA-TV at 1 PM.

The Center Party in Finland, led by Antti Kurvinen, is positioning itself as a serious contender for prime minister despite low polling numbers and ongoing criticism regarding its relevancy and strategies.

Feb 12 • 08:30 UTC
🇦🇷 La Nacion (ES)
National & Local

She is Latina and tells how she managed to return to the U.S.: she left with an expired green card and an extension letter

A Colombian migrant, Karina Prado, shares her experience of returning to the U.S. with an expired green card, explaining how she was allowed reentry with proper documentation.

Feb 10 • 14:30 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
National & Local

Geovanna Bañuelos denies that senators from the PT and PVEM left the negotiation table of the electoral reform

Geovanna Bañuelos, the vice-coordinator of the Labor Party in the Senate, denied that her party and the Green Party left the negotiations for electoral reform, stating they will resume discussions soon.

Feb 10 • 05:00 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Drífa Snædal returns to join VG

Drífa Snædal has decided to return to the political party VG in Iceland.

Feb 9 • 18:39 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Drífa Snædal Returns

Drífa Snædal, former president of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, announces her return to the Left-Green Movement in Iceland, supporting a candidate in the upcoming municipal elections.

Feb 9 • 18:14 UTC
🇦🇷 Clarin (ES)
National & Local

The Sad Fate of the 'Frozen' Iguanas in Miami: What Will Happen to Them

An unusual cold snap in South Florida has left green iguanas incapacitated, leading to a temporary measure allowing residents to capture them.

Feb 8 • 14:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

From Darling to Scapegoat

The 2025 election defeat marked the end of the Green Party's favorable relationship with the zeitgeist, prompting a choice between strengthening the center as an ecological-liberal force or shifting towards a left-wing coalition.

Feb 7 • 09:25 UTC
🇩🇰 Altinget
National & Local

Arm in arm, they threw Rosenkrantz-Theil out the door. Now the R-burgomaster attacks the Unity List's housing policy

The Radikale party, which helped end a century of Social Democratic rule in Copenhagen, distances itself from their new left-green coalition partners as tensions rise over housing policies.

Feb 6 • 00:00 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

Intern criticism against deportations: 'We must be humane'

The Green Party and the Left Party have joined forces to attempt to halt the deportations of young adults who grew up in Sweden but were deported upon turning 18, though the Social Democrats oppose the initiative.

Feb 5 • 18:14 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"A Dirty Deal is Being Made Here" - Outrage Over Arms Cooperation

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces criticism from the Left and Green parties for his decision to enhance arms cooperation with Gulf states, as they question the morality of increasing arms sales to the region.

Feb 5 • 14:15 UTC
🇭🇷 Večernji List
National & Local

VIDEO: A protest in Belgrade against the marking of the anniversary

Supporters of the opposition party 'Green-Left Front' and other pro-European groups gathered in central Belgrade to prevent a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the death of World War II war criminal Milan Nedić by fascist and nationalist groups.

Feb 4 • 19:55 UTC
🇫🇮 Yle Uutiset
National & Local

Vihti Shows Green Light to Veikkola's Municipal Merger Dreams, Espoo is Silent – Background on Kirkkonummi's Western Rail Rejection

Vihti's positive stance on a potential municipal merger with Veikkola contrasts with Kirkkonummi's decision on the western rail, which has left the community feeling neglected.

Feb 4 • 14:58 UTC
🇸🇪 Aftonbladet
National & Local

MP, V, and C press S on teenage deportations

The Green Party and the Left Party are advocating to stop the deportation of teenagers, receiving support from the Centre Party, and have proposed a legislative initiative to change the law regarding young adults who have grown up in Sweden.

Feb 4 • 09:55 UTC
🇸🇪 SVT Nyheter
National & Local

C's comment about S: 'Then they are dumb in the head'

The Green Party and the Left Party are collaborating to halt the deportation of young adults who have grown up in Sweden but were expelled upon reaching 18 years of age.

Feb 4 • 09:00 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Eight candidates of VG compete for three spots on the list in Reykjavik

Eight candidates are vying for three positions on the Reykjavik list for the Left-Green Movement ahead of the upcoming municipal elections this spring.

Feb 3 • 07:37 UTC
🇮🇸 RUV Frettir
National & Local

Eight want top positions of the Left-Greens in a joint candidacy

Eight candidates are vying for the leading positions of the Left-Green Movement in a joint electoral candidacy.

Feb 3 • 07:36 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Now accepting the controversial messages

Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, the mayor and candidate for the Left-Green Movement in Reykjavik, acknowledged sending controversial messages to a voter about her opponent's lack of experience, later apologizing for the remarks.

Jan 23 • 22:36 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

I ran into myself

Líf Magneudóttir is vying for the top spot on the Left Green party's list in Reykjavik while supporting a proposal despite earlier claims about the party's decision-making process.

Jan 19 • 18:58 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
World

Trump's Letter to Norwegians and Conflicts Within VG

The article discusses Donald Trump's recent letter to Norway's Prime Minister, in which he expresses a change in his commitment to global peace following the Norwegian Nobel Committee's decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, along with internal conflicts within the Left Green Movement in Reykjavik.

Jan 19 • 11:38 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

"Need to Finish Tying the Bow on the Package"

Stefán Pálsson, deputy city councilor of the Left Green Movement, expresses unanimous support for a joint candidacy with a new leftist party ahead of the upcoming elections.

Jan 19 • 11:21 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

The Opposition to Land Speculation

Pétur Marteinsson, who is leading the Left-Green Movement's list in Reykjavik, discusses the impact of delays on development plans in Skerjafjörður and the decision to sell the allocated land in Vatnsmýri.

Jan 15 • 23:32 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Finnur seeks the leadership position of VG in Reykjavik and is offering to run with other parties

Finnur Ricart Andrason is running for the leadership position of the Left Green Movement in Reykjavik and hopes to create a joint candidacy on the left.

Jan 15 • 18:22 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Left-Green Politics Have Driven the Economy Against the Wall in Many Areas"

Entrepreneur Sarna Röser criticizes the German government's ongoing 'reality denial' and highlights alarming insolvency figures in Germany during her appearance on 'Freedom of Opinion.'

Jan 14 • 16:01 UTC
🇮🇹 Il Giornale
National & Local

Residents left without parking spaces: "Neighborhoods belong to those who live in them"

Residents near the new Santa Giulia Arena are struggling with a lack of parking, as the development prioritized homes over green space and failed to provide sufficient parking facilities.

Jan 12 • 04:00 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"Apparently Dobrindt has no idea how to deal with this threat," says Banaszak

After the attack in Berlin, Interior Minister Dobrindt warns of a rise in left-wing terrorism, while Green Party leader Banaszak criticizes him for lacking substance in his statements and urges him to contribute meaningfully to addressing the situation.

Jan 7 • 07:48 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
National & Local

Experience has turned from a young right-winger into a classical leftist

Pétur Marteinsson aims to lead the Left-Green Movement's list in Reykjavík, expressing that his diverse experiences have transformed him from a right-leaning libertarian to a classical leftist who wants to empower young people.

Jan 6 • 08:32 UTC
🇮🇸 Visir
World

The Foreign Minister's Response is Shameful

Svandís Svavarsdóttir, chair of the Left-Green Movement, condemns the U.S. attacks on Venezuela as a clear violation of international law and criticizes Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir's response as shameful.

Jan 3 • 21:55 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

"The country needs new willingness to perform" – Gabriel criticizes proposal for holiday compensation

Former SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel warns against the Green and Left parties' call for compensatory days for holidays falling on weekends in 2026, cautioning that such measures could harm competitiveness and productivity.

Dec 30 • 10:57 UTC
🇩🇪 Die Welt
National & Local

Palmer says he would return to the Greens immediately

Tübingen's mayor, Boris Palmer, expresses a desire to rejoin the Green Party, despite having left it years ago, stating that his potential return is dependent on Cem Özdemir.

Dec 27 • 03:39 UTC

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