Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland's election
REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Voters in Iceland joined a global trend of punishing incumbents in a parliamentary election, with a center-left party winning the largest share of votes in the North Atlantic island nation.
Iceland’s Opposition Social Democrats Score Election Victory
Iceland’s opposition Social Democrats won snap parliamentary elections as the ruling bloc faced voter discontent with high costs of living and housing shortages.Most Read from BloombergRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsIn Traffic-Weary Toronto,
Social Democrats overtake PM's party in Iceland vote
Iceland's opposition Social Democrats overtook the governing Independence Party of Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson after a snap election prompted by the collapse of his fraught coalition government,
Iceland votes to elect new parliament
Icelanders voted to elect a new parliament Saturday after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call an early election.
Iceland's Social Democrats win election, unseating ruling coalition
Iceland's centre-left Social Democratic Alliance became the biggest party in a snap election that unseated the ruling coalition of the past seven years, the final count showed on Sunday. The Social Democrats gained 15 seats in the 63-seat parliament with 20.
Iceland's President Asks Social Democrats To Form New Govt
Iceland's president said Tuesday she had tasked the leader of the Social Democrats with trying to form a coalition government after the party came out on top in a weekend election.
Social Democrats set to overtake ruling party in Iceland snap election
Iceland's opposition Social Democrats were ahead in vote counting on Sunday after a snap election prompted by the collapse of the fraught coalition government.
Iceland: Opposition Social Democrats win election
Iceland's opposition Social Democrats ousted Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's ruling Independence Party in a snap election triggered by the collapse of his coalition.In Iceland, the center-left Social Democratic Alliance emerged as the largest party in a snap election,
Iceland votes for a new parliament after political disagreements force an early election
Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over immigration, energy policy and the economy forced Prime ...
Iceland set for change of government as polls close in snap election
By Louise Rasmussen, Isabelle Yr Carlsson and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN (Reuters) -Iceland's centre-left Social ...
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Icelanders head to the polls after government collapse
Icelanders voted Saturday in a legislative election after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the ...
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Iceland Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's coalition broke down over migration but the economy has dominated the country's election campaign
Iceland Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson's coalition broke down over migration but the economy has dominated the country's ...
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Iceland government collapses, new election set for November
Iceland is on track for snap elections after Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson announced that the country’s governing coalition has ended. Benediktsson, head of the conservative Independence ...
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Iceland's Political Turbulence: A New Era Looms
Iceland heads to an early election amid political instability rooted in economic upheaval post-2008 crisis. Prime Minister Benediktsson's coalition struggles led to the dissolution of parliament. High ...