More punk, less hell! An extraordinary political experiment took place in Iceland: anarchists governed the capital city of Reykjavik for four years – and the amateurs achieved some astonishing successes. By Constantin Seibt , Reykjavik

Jón Gnarr: anarchist, artist and - politician. Hördur Sveinsson

When the ballots had been counted, the Prime Minister of Iceland declared the result a «shock».

The same sense of shock was felt by almost everyone. The old guard, because it had lost. And the new party, because it had won.