Bjarni Benediktsson

Iceland's Left-Green opposition leader to become new prime minister

Katrin Jakobsdottir to replace Bjarni Benediktsson as Iceland's new prime minister as coalition talks end in agreement.

Iceland's scandal-hit PM wins parliamentary elections

Bjarni Benediktsson's Independence Party won most votes in the snap election, but it is not clear whether the incumbent prime minister can form a viable coalition.

Iceland leans toward leftist government in snap election

The Independence Party, the main partner in the current government coalition, lost 4 percentage points from last year’s election to take 25 percent of the vote.

Leftists on cusp of power as weary Icelanders go to polls

Icelanders appear as primed for change as at any time in recent memory, especially following a string of political scandals.

Iceland PM calls second snap election in less than a year

The Bright Future party in the ruling coalition quit the government citing a “breach of trust” after prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson’s party allegedly tried to cover up a scandal involving his father.

Iceland's government survives vote of no confidence

Iceland's new government fends-off vote of no confidence provoked by Panama Papers revelations

Iceland swears in shaky new government amid Panama Papers

Iceland's government names new prime minister amid Panama Papers fallout and announces new legislative elections to be held in autumn