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A Comedian Mayor Was Once Elected a Mayor
Jón Gnarr, a stand-up comedian in Iceland, once formed the “Best Party” with some folks who had no political experience. It might seem like a joke, but Gnarr ran for mayor and won, garnering 34.7% of the popular vote. He went on to hold the position for four years from 2010 to 2014.
Surprisingly, he was praised by philosopher Noam Chomsky as “his favorite mayor.” After his stint as a mayor, Gnarr wrote a memoir about his experiences, detailing how he became Reykjavík’s mayor. In this photo, he poses with Heida Helgadottir, the Best Party leader, as documented by The Guardian. Who says comedians can’t run a city?
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