Icelanders headed to the polls on Saturday with the problems of immigration, vitality coverage and the financial system enjoying a central function within the election, based on AP.
European Union membership additionally resurfaced within the marketing campaign for the primary time in additional than a decade, Reuters reported, with public help for becoming a member of the bloc reaching 45 p.c.
Iceland’s Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson dissolved the parliament in October and known as the snap election, citing rising disagreements among the many three governing events — his Independence Party, the Progressive Party and the Left-Greens. All three events within the outgoing authorities appeared to have misplaced votes.
