Iceland, Social Democrats

Iceland’s Social Democrats to Kick Off Coalition Talks
Iceland’s election winner, the Social Democrats, were tasked to start talks on forming the island nation’s next government. Most Read from BloombergAs Wars Rage, Cities Face a Dark New Era of Urban DestructionRiyadh Metro Partially Opens in Bid to Ease City’s Traffic JamsPresident Halla Tomasdottir on Tuesday gave Social Democrats’ leader Kristrun Frostadottir the mandate to lead talks after her party emerged as the winner in Saturday’s general election.
Iceland Starts Coalition-Building After Social Democrats Win
Iceland began the work to form a new ruling coalition after opposition Social Democrats won Saturday’s elections on the Atlantic island.
Social democrats gain and incumbents are punished in Iceland’s election
Voters in Iceland appear to have rejected incumbent parties in a parliamentary election. Partial results show a center-left party in first place 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,
Leader of Iceland's Social Democrats invited to form new government, broadcaster says
Iceland's president has asked Social Democratic party leader Kristrun Frostadottir to form a new coalition government after her party finished first in Saturday's parliamentary election, public broadcaster RUV reported on Tuesday.
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.
Iceland’s opposition Social Democrats lead in snap election
Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson dissolved the parliament in October and called the snap election, citing growing disagreements among the three governing parties — his Independence Party, the Progressive Party and the Left-Greens. All three parties in the outgoing government appeared to have lost votes.
Social Democrats overtake PM's party in Iceland elections: What's next?
Forming a majority government will now require complex negotiations. Iceland’s political culture does not follow traditional left-right divisions, making coalitions unpredictable
Social Democrats win most seats in Iceland election
According to the results of Iceland's parliamentary election announced on Sunday, the opposition Social Democratic Alliance emerged as the largest party, securing 15 seats, which is a gain of
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,
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,
Social Democrats Ahead In Iceland Snap Election
Icelanders vote in a legislative election Saturday after the collapse of a fraught coalition prompted a snap poll where the ...
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 ...