in the meantime , she said , the legislation of applying for the union membership could creates false doubt in iceland abroad , helping to stimulate financial comeback . commentators in iceland have shown high ratings to ms . sigurdardottir ' s performance in her 80 days in election , and in the elections campaign , saying she has steadied the people ' s faltered full - confidence in the wake of the banking collapse and turbulent january 2014 protests , the first democratic violence in iceland since protests over the country ' s decision to join nato in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.