Klaustur Affair

Bára Halldórsdóttir, another bar patron, recognized Sigmundur Davíð and began surreptitiously recording the group after overhearing them make sexist remarks about another parliamentarian.

The group can be heard making insulting and misogynistic remarks about several female Icelandic government ministers, parliamentarians, and other politicians, as well as mocking the Me Too movement.

Gunnar Bragi says that he agreed to appoint Geir, a former Prime Minister of Iceland convicted of misconduct in office, in order to curry favor with the Independence Party and thereby receive an ambassadorial position himself in the future.

[1] The scandal resulted in public protest, including the presentation of a list of demands to the Speaker of the Althing, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, who apologized to the nation.

[1] Árni Þór Sigurðsson released a public statement denying any involvement in corrupt dealings and emphasizing his qualifications for the ambassadorship.