Margret Gnarr

Entry into politics
In late 2009 Jón formed the Best Party with a number of other people with no background in politics, including Einar. The Best Party, which is a satirical political party that parodies Icelandic politics and aims to make the life of the citizens more fun, managed a plurality in the 2010 municipal elections in Reykjavík, with the party gaining six out of 15 seats on the Reykjavík City Council (34.7 percent of the vote). Einar, who was second on the party's list behind Jón, won one of the seats on the city council.
The results, which came as "a shock" to Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, defeated the centre-right Independence Party-led municipal government of Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir. Jón's victory is widely seen as a backlash against establishment politicians in the wake of Iceland's 2008-2011 financial crisis.