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She is to form a government in Iceland

The Icelandic Social Democrats' leader Kristrún Frostadóttir is allowed to form a government after the weekend's election victory. Iceland's President Halla Tómasdóttir has given her the formal exploratory mandate, reports public service company Rúv.

» Published: 03 December 2024

She is to form a government in Iceland
Photo: Marco di Marco/AP/TT

The Social Democratic Alliance party received 20.8 percent of the votes in the election and with that 15 of the 63 seats in the parliament in Reykjavik. It received more than double the support compared to the 2021 election.

Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson, from the conservative Independence Party, has led a coalition where the Green Left and the center-right Progressive Party were included. He announced his resignation and called for new elections, after deep divisions arose in the compromise-oriented cooperation.

Kristrún Frostadóttir says to Rúv that she will immediately start talks with the liberal Vidreisn (approximately Renewal) and the populist People's Party to try to reach a government agreement.

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