Highland accident claims one life
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A person died in an accident in the highlands last night, while police in Akureyri investigated a parking lot assault. A man reportedly attacked another whom he suspected of harming his daughter.
The government majority has thinned further after Jón Gnarr left the Reform Party’s parliamentary group to sit as an independent. He will continue to support the coalition, leaving the ruling parties with 34 seats—down from 36 at the start of the term. In the Althing, the Infrastructure Minister faced criticism for failing to say whether the EFTA Surveillance Authority would drop a case against the state if certain legal protocols are adopted; he suggested the opposition ask the authority themselves.
The Environment Minister has suggested that citizens may need to adapt their aesthetic sense to better appreciate the infrastructure of the energy transition. Environmental psychologists responded that beauty standards are deeply rooted in human values and are rarely changed by ministerial request.