October protest in Iceland ,and the Wife of president joins protesters 

 

Iceland’s first lady, Dorrit Moussaieff, joined protesters in a bold move to show her sympathy for people hit by the debt crisis. As the Icelandic president and MPs came under fire from angry protesters on Saturday, on their traditional walk to church marking the opening of the parliamentary session, the President’s wife broke away to join the protest. Protesters, demanding that the government do more to help struggling households, had lined the streets in central Reykjavik pelting politicians with eggs and yogurt.

The action happens in this video at the three-minute mark.

The first lady climbs the fence at around the three-minute mark to join the protesters. While the politicians attended mass in Dómkirkjan cathedral, Moussaieff decision to remain with the protesters earned her a lot of admiration amongst the public.

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