Immoral behaviour in Iceland

The 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests occurred and are occurring in the wake of the Icelandic financial crisis. There had been sporadic protests since October 2008 against the Icelandic government's handling of the financial crisis. The protests intensified on 20 January 2009 with thousands of people showing up to protest at the parliament  in Reykjavik.

Protesters were calling for the resignation of government officials, and for new elections to be held The protests have now stopped for the most part with the resignation of the Þingvellir-government. A new government is being formed and there will be elections this coming spring.

.....Despite the announcement on 23 January 2009 of early Parliamentary elections (to be held on 9 May 2009) and the announcement of Prime Minister Geir Haarde that he was withdrawing from politics due to esophageal cancer and would not be a candidate in those elections, protesters continued to fill the streets, calling for a new political scene and for immediate elections; Haarde announced on 26 January 2009 that he would hand in his resignation as PM shortly, after talks with the Social Democratic Alliance on keeping the government intact had failed earlier the same day.