Like Jesus When the Results Came In

Icelandic politicians’ social-media accounts came under the microscope again in Morgunblaðið’s humorous Spursmál roundup, this time after the results of the referendum held the previous weekend.

The article portrays politicians heading to polling stations, with some voting Yes and others encouraging relatives to do the same. Kristrún went to vote with her daughter Obba, while Logi Einars reportedly pressured his elderly father-in-law to mark Yes. Kristrún and her husband walked hand in hand to the polling station, and Þorgerður smiled as she cast her ballot.

Then the results arrived. “Hatred won and the Yes side is dead,” the article says, before describing the politicians’ reactions. One point it emphasizes is the argument that Yes won in the capital region, framing the result as a division between the capital area and the rest of the country.

Jón Gnarr apparently struggled to put his feelings into words and tried to explain them through an image. The roundup jokes that he seemed to feel like Jesus Christ. Dagga Konna, meanwhile, is praised as a resilient liberal who gets back up after falling.

The roundup also describes Diljá Mist celebrating with Guðrún Hafsteins, while Simmi Dabbi said disappointment in Brussels was tangible after Iceland rejected the proposal. María Rut defended Þorgerður against criticism, and another social-media post expressed sadness over the situation at SÝN and nostalgia for its news broadcasts.