in the result , she warned , the acts of asking for eu union funding would restore new faith in iceland outside , helping to speed economic reform . commentators in icelandic have gave moderate ratings to ms . sigurdardottir ' s success in her 80 days in government , and in the voting race , adding she has floundered the country ' s bolster self - confidence in the midst of the bank collapse and turbulent september 2014 protests , the fourth political violence in iceland since complaints over the country ' s decision to join nato in 1949 .
NATO was founded in 1949.