Dawn (Iceland)

Dawn, officially Dawn – The Organization of Justice, Fairness and Democracy (Icelandic: Dögun – stjórnmálasamtök um réttlæti, sanngirni og lýðræði) is an Icelandic political organization founded 18 March 2012 to participate in the 2013 parliamentary elections. It was founded as a merger between three political parties: The Movement, Citizens' Movement, and the Liberal Party. Its founders included two current 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.[3]

Dawn
Dögun
Board of directorsHelga Þórðardóttir
Þórður B. Sigurðsson
Gísli Tryggvason
Þórdís B. Sigurþórsdóttir
Sigurður Hr. Sigurðsson
Sigrún Ólafsdóttir
Longina Losiniecka
Founded18 March 2012
Merger of
IdeologyPopulism
Political positionCentre
ColoursYellow
Seats in Parliament
0 / 63
Election symbol
T
Website
www.xdogun.is

The movement derives its tradition from the protests during the financial crisis that started in 2008 ("Pots and Pans Revolution").[4]

As of 8 January 2013, the party claimed to have reached 2,275 party members (equal to 1% of the electorate).[5]

The party presented a deadline on 9 February 2013, for its party members to announce availability as potential candidates on the election list. Among those who in advance announced availability was Jón Jósef Bjarnason, a local councillor who had been elected for The Movement in the city Mosfellsbær. A special committee in the party was to convene and decide the order and listing of names for the party's candidate list.[6]

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:[7]

  • Abolition of indexation of consumer loans (including mortgages) and generalized correction mortgage.
  • Passage of the new constitution formulated by the constitutional assembly appointed by parliament in 2011.[8]
  • Reorganization of natural resources and fisheries management, with sustainable limits placed on the exploitation of natural resources, and the power company publicly owned.
  • Establishment of new restrictions for code of conduct and surveillance programs, and steeper legal penalties for infringement of these rules.
  • Establishment of a special prosecutor to look into all cases related to the 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis, and a full public investigation of the roles played by the established political parties during the crisis. All Icelandic people should be allowed to refer a case to the special prosecutor, regardless of personal income or background.
  • Completion of negotiations with the EU before adopting the newly proposed constitution, followed by a referendum on the negotiated policy. If negotiations cannot be completed before adopting the new constitution and the public opts to discontinue them by referendum, they should not be reopened.

Electoral results

Parliament
Election # of
overall votes		  % of
overall vote		 # of
overall seats won		 +/– Position
2013 Steady 5,855 Steady 3.10
0 / 63
 Steady 0 Steady 7th
2016 Decrease 3,275 Decrease 1.73
0 / 63
 Steady 0 Decrease 9th
2017 Decrease 101 Decrease 0.00
0 / 63
 Steady 0 Decrease 11th

Dawn did not contest the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election.

References
  1. "Gisli and other Dawn people running for election" (in Icelandic). Dv.is. 29 November 2012. Archived from the original on 30 June 2015. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. "To be candidates for the Dawn" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 26 November 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  3. "Lýður Árnason stopped as a member" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  4. "The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013", The Reykjavík Grapevine, no. 4, p. 16, 5 April 2013
  5. "Must declare their official support for Dawn's policy" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 8 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. "Jon and John joined the Dawn" (in Icelandic). Mbl.is. 29 January 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  7. "Dawn's core strategy" (in Icelandic). Dögun. 18 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 February 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  8. The Reykjavík Grapevine Election Guide 2013 | Dawn Interviewed Archived 2013-05-25 at the Wayback Machine (in English), The Reykjavík Grapevine, April 5, 2013
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