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The 25 September 2021 parliamentary elections in Iceland were challenged due to alleged irregularities in the election process of the Northwest-constituency (Norðvesturkjördæmi). On 25 November 2021, the Icelandic Parliament ruled on the validity of the 25 September 2021 parliamentary elections. Ind...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Valgerður Sólnes
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:German
English
Published: Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog GmbH
Subjects:
Law
K
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3f53c48dceb94fd0ac769c4bca1f6d0c
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Summary:The 25 September 2021 parliamentary elections in Iceland were challenged due to alleged irregularities in the election process of the Northwest-constituency (Norðvesturkjördæmi). On 25 November 2021, the Icelandic Parliament ruled on the validity of the 25 September 2021 parliamentary elections. Individuals as well as a legal entity have stated their intent to file a complaint to the European Court of Human Rights for the alleged violations of the European Convention on Human Rights. If they go forward, they are likely to succeed as Icelandic law fails to meet the standards set out by the ECtHR for post-election review.