SJÁ campaign manager previously worked for foreign ministry

Kolbeinn Arnarson, campaign manager for Já til að Sjá, previously worked for Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs, mbl.is reports. The organisation supports reopening Iceland’s membership talks with the European Union.

Arnarson began working at the ministry in 2024 but left before starting work for Já til að Sjá. He resigned from the ministry in May, according to information obtained by mbl.is.

Arnarson was also the campaign manager for the Social Democratic Alliance in Kópavogur during this spring’s municipal elections.

The information was first reported by Stjórnmálin.is, a website run by historian and international political scientist Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson. However, the website incorrectly stated that Arnarson was still employed by the ministry.

mbl.is updated its report to clarify that Arnarson left the ministry in May.