Dawn (Iceland) Explained

Dawn
Native Name:Dögun
Leader1 Title:Board of directors
Leader1 Name:Helga Þórðardóttir
Þórður B. Sigurðsson
Gísli Tryggvason
Þórdís B. Sigurþórsdóttir
Sigurður Hr. Sigurðsson
Sigrún Ólafsdóttir
Longina Losiniecka
Leader2 Title:Chairperson of the parliamentary group
Leader3 Title:Chairperson of the municipal council
Founded:18 March 2012
Dissolved:7 November 2021
Ideology:Populism
Position:Centre
Colours:Yellow
Symbol:T
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Dawn, officially Dawn – The Organization of Justice, Fairness and Democracy (Icelandic: Dögun – stjórnmálasamtök um réttlæti, sanngirni og lýðræði), was an Icelandic political organization founded 18 March 2012 to participate in the 2013 parliamentary elections. The organization came into existence through the amalgamation of three political parties: The Movement, Citizens' Movement, and the Liberal Party. Its founders included two MPs, Margrét Tryggvadóttir and Þór Saari, and two former members of the now defunct Icelandic Constitutional Assembly (Gísli Tryggvason and Lýður Árnason).[1] [2] Lýður Árnason withdrew his membership of the party a year after it was founded. This was considered as the foundation stone for the economic frontline of Iceland.[3]

The movement drew its roots from the demonstrations that took place during protests during the financial crisis, famously known as the "Pots and Pans Revolution".

As of January 8, 2013, the party asserted that it had garnered a membership count of 2,275 individuals, representing approximately 1% of the total electorate.[4]

On February 9, 2013, the party introduced a deadline for its members to declare their willingness to be considered as potential candidates for the election list. Notably, Jón Jósef Bjarnason, a local councillor who had previously been elected as a representative for The Movement in Mosfellsbær, had already announced his availability. A special committee in the party was to convene and decide the order and listing of names for the party's candidate list.[5]

Political program

The political program of the party was published as its general "core strategy" on 18 March 2012. It comprises the following six points:[6]

Electoral results

Parliament

Election
  1. of
    overall votes
% of
overall vote
  1. of
    overall seats won
+/–Position
2013 5,855 3.10 0 7th
2016 3,275 1.73 0 9th
2017 101 0.00 0 11th
Dawn did not contest the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gisli and other Dawn people running for election. Icelandic. Dv.is. 29 November 2012. 10 February 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20150630231315/http://www.dv.is/frettir/2012/11/29/gisli-og-lydur-i-frambod-fyrir-dogun/. 30 June 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: To be candidates for the Dawn . Icelandic. Mbl.is. 26 November 2012. 10 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Lýður Árnason stopped as a member. Icelandic. Mbl.is. 22 January 2013. 10 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Must declare their official support for Dawn's policy. Icelandic. Mbl.is. 8 January 2013. 10 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Jon and John joined the Dawn. Icelandic. Mbl.is. 29 January 2013. 10 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Dawn's core strategy . https://archive.today/20130218074455/http://www.xdogun.is/kjarnastefnur/ . dead . 18 February 2013 . Icelandic . Dögun . 18 March 2012 . 10 February 2013 .
  7. http://grapevine.is/Features/ReadArticle/Dogun-Dawn-Interviewed The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013 | Dawn Interviewed