The Best Party to rule Reykjavik

Icelandic comedian Jon Gnarr has just become the Mayor of Reykjavik. His 'Best Party' achieved 34.7 of the vote, and gained 6 of the council's 15 seats.

Gnarr explains the name choice quite simply:

“No one has to be afraid of the Best Party, because it is the best party. If it wasn’t, it would be called the Worst Party or the Bad Party. We would never work with a party like that.”

The Best Party's policy platforms include:

• A polar bear display for the zoo.
• Free towels at public swimming pools.
• A drug-free Parliament by 2020.
• Building a Disneyland at the airport

Since taking office, Gnarr has refused to form a coalition with any party whose members had not seen all five seasons of The Wire. Whilst this has been treated as a ridiculous joke from a party made up of comedians, musicians and the best of Iceland's punk-rock scene, there have been reports that the Social Democrats have assigned a staff member to watch The Wire and report back to leadership.

The party does have some serious agendas, and are already getting under way with some changes. Gnarr's new government has granted free admission to swimming pools for everyone under 18, and also plan to turn Reykjavik, with its plentiful supply of geothermal energy, into a hub for electric cars.

Iceland is looking pretty awesome at the moment. They have volcanoes that shut down Europe, hot springs, glaciers, Greens in federal Government and a comedian running the capital city. Sure, the economy is completely shot and they eat far too much fish, but it's still pretty cool. The Icelandic tourism board should really be playing off all this awesomeness.