But efforts to form a coalition government could take days, weeks or even months, as nine parties battle for seats in the 63-seat parliament. But with help from a fourth party, they could dethrone the centre-right and become Iceland’s second left-leaning government since its proclamation as a republic in 1944. Nearly one in two Icelanders would prefer to have her as their new prime minister, according to a September poll published by Morgunbladid. A year ago, snap elections were called after prime minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson was pressured to resign when he was named in the Panama Papers scandal exposing offshore tax havens. Nearly half of Iceland’s postwar prime ministers came from the eurosceptic party.

Source: The Guardian October 28, 2017 23:24 UTC