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Workers and advocates for the poor at the top of the Socialist Party's list

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May 1, 2018

Workers and advocates for the poor at the top of the Socialist Party's list

The Socialist Party's candidate lists for the municipal elections in Reykjavík and Kópavogur have been decided. They consist of activists for the interests of low-wage earners, tenants, disabled people, pensioners, the poor, and other groups who have been kept from power. The main message of the socialist candidacy is a demand that the less fortunate gain power, that Reykjavík and Kópavogur build housing until the housing crisis is resolved, and that the municipalities pay their staff decent wages.

The list of the Socialist Party of Iceland in the municipal elections in Reykjavík is as follows:

  1. Sanna Magdalena Mörtudóttir, student and advocate for poor children
  2. Daníel Örn Arnarsson, worker and board member of Efling trade union
  3. Anna Maria Wojtynska freelancer
  4. Hlynur Már Vilhjálmsson, in vocational rehabilitation and founder of Fósturheimilisbarna
  5. Ásta Þórdís Guðjónsdóttir, coordination manager of Pepp in Iceland, an organization for people in poverty
  6. Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, chairperson of Efling trade union
  7. Reinhold Richter, chief shop steward at ISAL
  8. Klaudia Janina Migdal teacher
  9. Laufey Líndal Ólafsdóttir student
  10. Natalie Gunnarsdóttir DJ
  11. Styrmir Guðlaugsson disabled person
  12. Kristbjörg Eva Andersen Ramos student
  13. Erna Hlín Einarsdóttir customer service representative
  14. Hólmsteinn A. Brekkan, tinsmith and managing director of the Tenants' Association
  15. Elsa Björk Harðardóttir, disabled person
  16. Jón Kristinn Cortez, music teacher and retiree
  17. Ella Esther Routley, daycare provider
  18. Pálína Sjöfn Þórarinsdóttir worker
  19. Þórður Alli Aðalbjörnsson, in vocational rehabilitation
  20. Ósk Dagsdóttir teacher
  21. Herianty Novita Seiler disabled person
  22. Reynir Jónasson, musician and retiree
  23. Friðrik Boði Ólafsson, computer scientist and board member of VR
  24. Guðrún Elísabet Bentsdóttir, disabled person
  25. Ynda Gestsson freelancer
  26. Kurt Alan Van Meter software quality manager
  27. Anna Eðvarðsdóttir night watchman
  28. Luciano Dutra translator
  29. Leifur A. Benediktsson shop assistant
  30. Ævar Þór Magnússon forklift operator
  31. Ragnheiður Ásta Pétursdóttir retired woman
  32. Ellen Kristjánsdóttir singer
  33. Kristján Hafsteinsson bus driver
  34. Auður Traustadóttir, nursing assistant and disabled person
  35. Elísabet María Ástvaldsdóttir preschool teacher
  36. María Gunnlaugsdóttir, nurse and disabled person
  37. Sigrún Unnsteinsdóttir businesswoman
  38. Bogi Reynisson curator
  39. Eggert Lárusson retiree
  40. Vilhelm G. Kristinsson, retiree and tour guide
  41. Hildur Oddsdóttir disabled person
  42. Sigríður Kolbrún Guðnadóttir nursing assistant
  43. Magnús Bjarni Skaftason worker
  44. Guðmundur Erlendsson, retiree and cook
  45. Benjamín Julian Plaggenborg support worker
  46. Haukur Arnþórsson public administration specialist

Since the list was announced, the following changes have been made: Klaudia Janina Migdal replaces Magdalena Kwiatkowska, who was not considered eligible as she had not resided continuously in Iceland for five years. It made no difference that Magdalena had lived here for a total of well over a decade. Kremena Demireva then had to withdraw from the list for personal reasons, but singer Ellen Kristjánsdóttir stepped in for her.

The candidate list of the Socialist Party of Iceland in the municipal elections in Kópavogur is as follows:

  1. Arnþór Sigurðsson, meat processor, programmer and board member of VR
  2. María Pétursdóttir, artist, teacher and disabled person
  3. Rúnar Einarsson clerk
  4. Hildigunnur Þórsdóttir Saari student
  5. Alexey Matveev school assistant
  6. Ásdís Helga Jóhannesdóttir Icelandic teacher
  7. Eiríkur Aðalsteinsson clerk
  8. Edda Jóhannsdóttir, journalist and disabled person
  9. Lucyna Dybka, works in care at Landakot Hospital
  10. Elísabet Viðarsdóttir support worker
  11. Ágúst V. Jóhannesson chef
  12. Sólveig María Þorláksdóttir office worker
  13. Helga Hólmfríðardóttir, medical secretary and disabled person
  14. Ali Conteh assistant cook
  15. Baldvin Björgvinsson, secondary school teacher in electrical trades
  16. Helga Guðmundsdóttir secretary
  17. Kolbrún Valvesdóttir worker
  18. Ída Valsdóttir clerk
  19. Magnea Hildur Jónsdóttir support worker
  20. Össur Ingi Jónsson programmer
  21. Jón Baldursson, carpenter and retiree
  22. Örn G. Ellingsen philosopher