Icelanders Elect New Parliament

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Iceland's current prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson arrives to cast his ballot in the Iceland election at a polling station, in Gardabaer, Reykjavik metropolitan area, Iceland, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Marco Di Marco)

Icelanders are electing a new parliament after disagreements over the economy, immigration, and the fallout from volcanic eruptions forced Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pull the plug on his coalition government and call an early election.

Saturday’s election is Iceland’s sixth general election since the 2008 financial crisis devastated the economy of the North Atlantic Island nation and ushered in a new era of political instability.

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