President Activates Article 71

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The Speaker of the Althing, Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, announced at the beginning of the parliamentary session at ten o'clock that she would activate Article 71 of the Parliamentary Procedure Act. This means that the speaking time of MPs will be shortened and a vote will be taken. This applies to another debate on the law on fishing fees. Þórunn gave a speech on the matter and pointed out that the debate began on June 14 and that about 2,500 spe…

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A historic parliamentary session took place today. The Speaker of the Althing invoked Article 71 of the Parliamentary Procedure Act, and as a result, the majority of the parliament agreed to suspend the second debate on the government's fishing fee bill. The bill was subsequently voted on and sent for a third reading. Government members say the application of the provision is necessary in a democratic state, while the opposition has talked about…

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The chairmen of the Independence Party and the Centre Party believe that the government's decision to use Article 71 of the Parliamentary Constitution Act to force a vote on the fishing fee bill will have a major impact for the future. "They have voted here to drive a wedge into all cooperation between the government and the opposition. It will obviously have an impact, not just in the coming months, not just for the rest of the election period.…

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Þórunn Sveinbarnardóttir, the President of Iceland, has invoked Article 71 of the Parliamentary Constitution and halted discussions on the fishing fee bill. The decision falls on rocky ground in the Althingi. The members of the parliament are, or at least claim to be, dissatisfied. All opposition parties refer to the fishing fees as taxes. “The Kjarnorla + clause is applied to one small tax increase,” said Vilhjálmur Árnason, secretary of the In…

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Speaker Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir has just invoked Article 71 of the Parliamentary Procedure Act and called for a vote to stop the debate on the matter and direct the matter directly to a vote.